Clinical Consultations
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The following is a list of some conditions which can benefit from acupuncture:
* Also included in the World Health Organization list of acupuncture indications.
- Abdominal distention/flatulence*
- Acute and chronic pain control*
- Allergic sinusitis *
- Anorexia
- Anxiety, fright, panic*
- Arthritis/arthrosis *
- Atypical chest pain (negative workup)
- Bursitis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome*
- Some gastrointestinal disorders (nausea and vomiting, esophageal spasm, hyperacidity, irritable bowel) *
- Cervical and lumbar spine syndromes*
- Constipation, diarrhea *
- Cough with contraindications for narcotics
- Dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain *
- Frozen shoulder *
- Headache (migraine and tension-type), vertigo (Meniere disease), tinnitus *
- Idiopathic palpitations, sinus tachycardia
- In fractures, assisting in pain control, edema, and enhancing healing process
- Muscle spasms, tremors, tics, contractures*
- Neuralgias (trigeminal, herpes zoster, postherpetic pain, other)
- Paresthesias *
- Persistent hiccups*
- Phantom pain
- Plantar fasciitis*
- Post-traumatic and post-operative ileus *
- Selected dermatoses (urticaria, pruritus, eczema, psoriasis)
- Sequelae of stroke syndrome (aphasia, hemiplegia) *
- Seventh nerve palsy
- Sprains and contusions
- Temporo-mandibular joint derangement, bruxism *
- Urinary incontinence, retention (neurogenic, spastic, adverse drug effect) *
In some cases these types of problem can also be addressed using Hypnoacupuncture.