William Weinstein, L.Ac.: Conditions Treated with Acupuncture

Relief from pain of all kinds:

                Headache and migraine
                Muscle and joint pain
                Neck, shoulder and lowback pain
                Osteoarthritis pain
                Rheumatoid arthritis pain
                Sciatica
                Carpal tunnel syndrome

Stress and tension
Blood-pressure regulation
Insomnia
Anxiety & depression
Seasonal allergies, sinusitis
Asthma

Skin problems, including psoriasis & eczema
Better immune function
Nausea & vomiting
Poor digestion, heartburn, reflux
Diarrhea and constipation
Menstrual difficulties, PMS
Sexual dysfunction
Infertility
Smoking cessation & other addictions
Weight control
Stroke rehabilitation
Support through chronic illness, including chemotherapy & radiation therapy

World Health Organization (WHO) Recommendations
Concerning the Efficacy of Acupuncture

A World Health Organization report entitled Acupuncture: Review and analysis of reports on controlled clinical trials (2002), reflecting research through 1998, indicates that acupuncture is a useful method of treatment for many disorders. (http://www.who.int/medicines/library/ trm/acupuncture/clinicreportsacupuncture.shtml). A partial list is included below:

1. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved through controlled trials to be an effective treatment:

Pain:

Pain from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Facial pain (including TMJ)
Headache
Musculoskeletal pain, including elbow, knee, hand, foot
Low back pain
Sciatic pain
Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and TMJ dysfunction)

Women's issues:

Primary dysmenorrhea
Pregnancy issues (induction of labor, correction of malposition of fetus, morning sickness)

Digestive disorders:

Nausea and vomiting (including nausea and vomiting after radiation and chemotherapy)
Acute stomach pain (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)

Colds & allergies:

Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)

Emotional disorders:

Depression (including depression following stroke)

Systemic problems:

Essential hypertension
Primary hypotension

Miscellaneous:

Adverse reactions to radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy
Stroke rehabilitation low white blood cell count after radiation and chemotherapy

2. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but whose scientific validation has yet to be established (partial listing):

Acne vulgaris
Alcohol dependence
Bell's palsy
Bronchial asthma
Earache
Female infertility
Fibromyalgia
Fasciitis
Insomnia
Lactation deficiency
Non-organic male sexual dysfunction
Obesity
Chronic prostatitis
Tobacco dependence