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Conditions
Treatable Through Acupuncture
Due to its holistic
approach, acupuncture treats the whole person and not just the condition
itself - in this view the two are inseparable.
In order to allow
for a frame of reference for the Western mind, we will use the Western
names for the wide range of illnesses and conditions that acupuncture
can successfully treat. Keep in mind that in the view of the trained
chinese practitioner, many of the concerns listed have a much wider
scope, and may in fact be considered only symptoms of the true phyical
condition:
Bone, Muscle
or Joint Problems including
arthritis, backache, inflamed injured or strained muscles, sciatica
Cardiovascular
Disorders including
angina, high or low blood pressure, stroke, thrombosis
Childhood Illnesses
including
catarrhal conditions, colds, coughs, earache, skin problems, teething
problems
Disorders of
the Head area including
facial paralysis, headaches, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, vertigo
- Ears including
deafness, ortitis media, tinnitus
- Eyes including
conjunctivitis, glaucoma
- Mouth
including gum and tooth problems, ulcers
- Nose
including chronic catarrh, nosebleeds, sinusitis
- Throat
including sore throat, tonsillitis
Endocrine problems
including hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism
Gastrointestinal
disorders including
consitpation, diarrhoea, gastritis, duodenal and gastric ulcers, vomitting
Gynecological
and obstetric problems including
menstrual issues such as amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, menorrhagia, as
an aid to labor, morning sickness, thrush
Infectious
diseases including
dysentery, hepatitis, influenza, measles, mumps, whooping cough
Liver and gall
bladder disorders including
gall bladder inflammation (cholecystitis), gallstones (cholelithiasis),
liver enlargement
Mental and
emotional disorders including
addictions, depression, hysteria, insomnia, phobias
Respiratory
disorders including
asthma, bronchitis (acute and chronic), cough (chronic)
Sexual problems
including
frigidity, impotence, spermatorrhoea, sterility
Skin disorders
including
eczema, psoriasis
Urinary disorders
including
cystitis, incontinency, kidney stones, retained urination
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