The Benefits Of Acupuncture

 
 

Over its 2500 years of development, a wealth of experience has accumulated in the practice of acupuncture, attesting to the full range of diseases and conditions that can be treated with this approach.

Acupuncture works by calming the nervous system, acting as a pain killer, increasing blood flow, improving circulation, enhancing the bodies natural healing ability and restoring body balance.

Below is a list of diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proven by the World Health Organization—through controlled trials—to be a safe and effective treatment:

  • Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy

  • Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)

  • Biliary colic

  • Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)

  • Dysentery

  • Acute Bacillary Dysmenorrhoea - primary

  • Epigastralgia - acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)

  • Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)

  • Headache

  • Hypertension - essential

  • Hypotension - primary

  • Induction of labour

  • Knee pain

  • Leukopenia

  • Low back pain

  • Malposition of fetus,

  • Morning sickness

  • Nausea and vomiting

  • Neck pain

  • Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)

  • Periarthritis of shoulder

  • Postoperative pain

  • Renal colic

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Sciatica

  • Sprain Stroke

  • Tennis elbow

Our registered acupuncturist tailors each treatment to your specific needs. Not sure if acupuncture is right for you? Book a free consultation today!