WHO Conditions Treated List

The World Health Organization says that in the hands of a well-trained practitioner, acupuncture has much broader applications beyond pain relief. I have experience in treating each of the following disorders for which The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the use of acupuncture:

  • Upper Respiratory Tract
    • Acute sinusitis
    • Acute rhinitis
    • Common Cold & Flu
    • Acute tonsillitis
  • Respiratory System
    • Acute bronchitis
    • Bronchial asthma
  • Eye Disorders
    • Acute conjunctivitis
    • Central Retinitis Myopia (in children)
    • Cataracts (without complications)
  • Mouth Disorders
    • Toothache
    • Post Extraction Pain
    • Gingivitis
    • Acute and Chronic Pharyngitis
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
    • Spasms of esophagus
    • Hiccough
    • Gastroptosis
    • Acute and Chronic Gastritis
    • Gastric Hyperacidity
    • Chronic Duodenal Ulcer (pain relief)
    • Acute Duodenal Ulcer (without complications)
    • Acute & Chronic Colitis
    • Acute Bacillary Dysentery
    • Constipation
    • Diarrhea
    • Paralytic Ileus

 

The World Health Organization Interregional Seminar compiled this list of illnesses that may benefit from acupuncture treatment. It is only a partial list and is based on clinical experience, and not necessarily on controlled clinical research. The inclusion of specific diseases are not meant to indicate the extent of acupuncture’s efficacy in treatment, since all conditions may vary in severity and response.
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WHO Conditions Treated List
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The World Health Organization says that in the hands of a well-trained practitioner, acupuncture has much broader applications beyond pain relief.
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