The World Health Organization has publicly announced that acupuncture is suitable for treating the following:
1. Stomatic and Respiratory Disorders:
Toothaches, pain experienced after tooth extraction, gingivitis, acute or chronic angina, acute sinusitis, acute rhinitis, nasal catarrh, and acute tonsillitis
2. Pulmonary Disorders:
Bronchial asthma (Most effective in the treatment of children and patients who don't experience complications)
3. Gastric and Intestinal Disorders:
Esophageal and cardio spasms, hiccups, gastroptosis, acute or chronic gastritis, sour stomach, chronic duodenal ulcers (not experiencing any complication), acute or chronic colonitis, acute bacillary dysentery, constipation, diarrhea, and paralytic ileus
4. Eye Disorders:
Acute conjunctivitis, central retinitis, nearsightedness (in children), and cataracts (when there isn't complication)
5. Neurological and Muscular Disorders:
Headaches, migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis (early stage, three to six months), post-stroke paresis, peripheral neuritis, the segnela of myelitis (early stage, within six months), neurological bladder dysfunction, bed wetting, intercostal neuralgia, cervical-brachialplex, "frozen shoulder," "tennis elbow," sciatica, lower back pain, and osteoarthritis
The research and clinical records of the Department of Acupuncture at Veterans General Hospital show that the scope of treatment is even larger. Those marked by a boldfaced dot have been determined to be effective.
1. Surgery
● Injuries (including relieve from pain and quick recovery of sprains, contusions, bone fractures and dislocations)
● Post-operation care, including pain relief, recovery, and excess gas
● Dysuria after vertebra anesthesia
● Needle anesthesia of extracoporal electroshock lithotripsy
● Benign prostatomegaly and slight inflammation
2. Neurological, Psychological, and Muscular Disorders:
● Headaches (due to contraction of blood vessels and nerves)
Facial neuralgia, paralysis, muscle spasm, and trigeminal neuralgia
● Thorax pain (including intercostal neuralgia)
● Sciatica and other similar pains
● Lumbago (especially effective in treating muscular pain)
● Stiff neck (due to sleeping in the wrong position)
Lumbar disc herniation
● Knee pain
● Shoulder pain (including "frozen shoulder")
● Elbow pain
● Myofascia pain syndrome
● Heel pain
Stroke sequela (the improvement is more obvious when combined with rehabilitation)
Hysteria
Quitting smoking
Psychogenic impotence
● Arthritis (more effective in treatment of a single joint rather than multiple joints)
Weight loss
Insomnia
● Improvement of cerebral paralysis Neurological bladder
Cervical-brachialplex
3. Gynecology
● Toculysis (especially successful with habitual miscarriages)
Induction of labor
● Menorrhagia
4. Mouth, Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders:
● Giddiness, dizziness (including seasickness and carsickness)
Rhinitis, sinusitis
● Toothaches (especially effective in relieving post-operation pain)
● Sore throat and scratchy throat (including acute tonsillitis)
5. Digestive Disorders:
Hemorrhoids and rectocele
● GI dysfunction
● Irritable large intestine
Constipation (including the movement of bowls)
● Diarrhea (including diarrhea in children)
Burping (hiccups)
6. Pulmonary Disorders:
● Early stages of asthma (good for improvement of symptoms, but not so effective for remedy)
● Chest tightness
Hack
7. Skin Disorders:
● Relief from itching (including rubbella and allergies)
● Temporary relief of the neuralgia of reoccurring herpes zoster
● Honeycombed tissue inflammation (St. Anthony's fire)
Pimples
8. Eye Disorders
● Minor eye socket muscular convulsions
Persistent chronic conjunctivitis
Minor nearsightedness (temporary relief is more effective than long-term relief)
● Blurriness of vision due to unknown causes
● Sore eyes (including post-operation pain)