Acupuncture is a non invasive healing modality that works with your own body's energy and ability to heal itself. It gently helps remind the body what it needs to do to bring it back in balance. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Acupuncture is beneficial for a number of issues. They have listed the following symptoms, diseases and conditions that have been shown through controlled trials to be treated effectively by acupuncture. The foregoing list is absolute concerning acupuncture's effectiveness:
low back pain
neck pain
sciatica
tennis elbow
knee pain
periarthritis of the shoulder
sprains
facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
headache
dental pain
tempromandibular (TMJ) dysfunction
rheumatoid arthritis
induction of labor
correction of malposition of fetus (breech presentation)
morning sickness
nausea and vomiting
postoperative pain
stroke
essential hypertension
primary hypotension
renal colic
leucopenia
adverse reactions to radiation or chemotherapy
allergic rhinitis, including hay fever
biliary colic
depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
acute bacillary dysentery
primary dysmenorrhea
acute epigastralgia
peptic ulcer
acute and chronic gastritis
Acupuncture is also known to help:
Anxiety
Stress reduction
Insomnia
Migraine
Peri and Post Menopausal symptoms
Periphreal Neuropathy
....and many more.....