Common Questions and Answers...

 

What is the difference between dry needling and acupuncture?  Please click on the link below for information:

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A cupping mark is not a bruise.  Click on link to read article:  

 

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Evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture to relieve pain. Click on the link for website:

 

 

Acupuncture for acute pain in Emergency Departments.  Click on link to read article:

 

 

Evidence Based Review: Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Conditions.  Click on link for website:

 

 

 

What is the NADA protocol?  Click on link for website:

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What Conditions Does Acupuncture Treat? 



Acupuncture is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to treat many clinical disorders.

 

Acupuncture treats a wide variety of disorders and complaints.  Acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain issues like shoulder, knee or low back pain.  Acupuncture helps increase fertility.  Acupuncture is often used as a conjunction with other therapies, alone as a preventative therapy, or used for chronic disorders.

 

Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders:

 

• Sinusitis

• Sore throat

• Earache

• Ringing in Ears

• Dizziness

 

Circulatory Disorders

 

• High Blood Pressure

• Anemia

• Angina Pectoris

 

Gastrointestinal Disorders:

 

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Gastritis

• Abdominal Bloating

• Constipation

• Diarrhea

• Colitis

• Spastic Colon

 

Immune Disorders

 

• Allergies

• Chronic Fatigue

• Lupus

• MS

 

Gynecological / Genitourinary Disorders

 

• Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

• Endometriosis

• Fibroids

• Correction of malposition of fetus (breech presentation)

• Morning Sickness

• Induction of Labor

• Irregular, Heavy or Painful Menstruation

• Infertility in Women and Men

• Impotence

 

Emotional and Pshychological Disorders

 

• Stress

• Depression

• Insomnia

• Anxiety

 

Musculosketal and Neurological Disorders

 

• Neuropathy

• Arthritis

• Sciatica

• Back Pain

• Headache and Migraine

• Muscle Spasms

• Stroke

• Stiff Neck

• Sprains

 

Respitory Disorders

 

• Asthma

• Colds and Flu

• Bronchitis

• Emphysma

 

Acupuncture Also Treats:

 

• Chemotherapy / Radiation Side Effects

• Diabetes

• Weigh Control

• Dermatological Disorders

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Addictions

• Improves Mental Clarity

• Pediatric Issues

• Ralaxation

• Health Maintenance