What injuries, conditions, or illnesses does acupuncture treat?

Fact Sheets

Please check out conditions from the menu above or for information on various conditions, follow the Links below for fact sheets produced by the British Acupuncture Council. These provide summaries of research on how acupuncture may be beneficial for your condition. 

 

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V |

 

A

Acne

 

 

Allergic rhinitis

 

 

Anxiety

 

 

 

 

B

Back pain

 

 

Bell's palsy

 

 

 

 

C

Cancer care

 

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome

 

 

Childbirth

 

 

Chronic fatigue syndrome

 

 

Chronic pain

 

 

Colds and flu

 

 

COPD

 

 

Cystitis

 

 

 

 

D

Dementia

 

 

Dentistry

 

 

Depression

 

 

Dysmenorrhoea

 

 

 

 

E

Eczema and Psoriasis

 

 

Endometriosis

 

 

 

 

F

Facial pain

 

 

Female fertility

 

 

Fibromyalgia

 

 

Frozen shoulder

 

 

 

 

G

Gastrointestinal tract disorders

 

 

Gout

 

 

 

 

H

Headache

 

 

Herpes

 

 

HIV infection

 

 

Hypertension

 

 

 

 

I

Infertility ART

 

 

Insomnia

 

 

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

 

 

 

 

K

Kidney stones

 

 

 

 

M

Male infertility

 

 

Menopausal symptoms

 

 

Migraines

 

 

Multiple sclerosis

 

 

 

 

N

Nausea and vomiting

 

 

Neuropathic pain

 

 

 

 

O

Obesity

 

 

Obstetrics

 

 

Osteoarthritis

 

 

 

 

P

Palliative care

 

 

Parkinson's disease

 

 

PCOS

 

 

Post-operative pain

 

 

Post-traumatic stress disorder

 

 

Premenstrual syndrome

 

 

Puerperium

 

 

 

 

R

Raynaud's

 

 

Rheumatoid arthritis

 

 

 

 

S

Sciatica

 

 

Sinusitis

 

 

Sports Injuries

 

 

Stress

 

 

Stroke

 

 

Substance misuse

 

 

 

 

T

Tennis elbow

 

 

Thyroid disease

 

 

Tinnitus

 

 

Type-2 Diabetes

 

 

 

 

U

Urinary incontinence

 

 

 

 

V

Vertigo

 

 

 

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION


The World Health Organisation lists a wide variety of diseases or disorders for which acupuncture therapy has been tested in controlled clinical trials

 

 


 

Visit the WHO website