Conditions recommended for acupuncture by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and Word Health Organization (WHO).
According to an NIH consensus panel of scientists, researchers, and practitioners who convened in November 1997, clinical studies have shown that acupuncture is an effective treatment for nausea caused by surgical anesthesia and cancer as well as for dental pain experienced after surgery. The panel also found that acupuncture is useful by itself or combined with conventional therapies to treat addiction, headaches, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma; and to assist in stroke rehabilitation Outside the United States, the World Health Organization (WHO), the health branch of the United Nations, lists more than 40 conditions for which acupuncture may be used. The table lists these conditions.
According to an NIH consensus panel of scientists, researchers, and practitioners who convened in November 1997, clinical studies have shown that acupuncture is an effective treatment for nausea caused by surgical anesthesia and cancer as well as for dental pain experienced after surgery. The panel also found that acupuncture is useful by itself or combined with conventional therapies to treat addiction, headaches, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma; and to assist in stroke rehabilitation Outside the United States, the World Health Organization (WHO), the health branch of the United Nations, lists more than 40 conditions for which acupuncture may be used. The table lists these conditions.
| Digestive: | Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat: | Emotional: | Gynecological: | Musculoskeletal: | ||||
| Abdominal pain | Cataracts | Anxiety | Infertility | Arthritis | ||||
| Constipation | Gingivitis | Depression | Menopausal symptoms | Back pain | ||||
| Diarrhea | Tinnitis | Insomnia | Premenstrual syndrome | Muscle cramping | ||||
| Hyperacidity | Toothache | Nervousness | Muscle pain/weakness | |||||
| Indigestion | Poor vision | Neurosis | Neck pain | |||||
| Sciatica |
| Neurological: | Respiratory: | Miscellaneous: | ||
| Headaches | Asthma | Addiction control | ||
| Migraines | Bronchitis | Athletic performance | ||
| Neurogenic | Common cold | Blood pressure regulation | ||
| Bladder dysfunction | Sinusitis | Chronic fatigue | ||
| Parkinson's disease | Smoking cessation | Immune system tonification | ||
| Postoperative pain | Postoperative pain | Stress reduction | ||
| Stroke | Sexual dysfunction |
