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Below is a list of the common conditions treated by acupuncture
and Oriental
Medicine. This is not a complete list not does it list the general
health benefits that Oriental Medicine provides to an individual.
Inclusion in this list does not mean that a "cure" can be had with Oriental
Medicine. It does mean that the quality of life of a sufferer of
one of these conditions can be significantly improved.
Acupuncture has proven to be of great benefit in the treatment of drug
and alcohol withdrawal. This benefit was discovered by accident
when a doctor in China was preparing a patient for an operation.
As part of that preparation, ear acupuncture was used. The patient
was an opium addict and remarked that the acupuncture relieved his withdrawal
symptoms. The doctor went searching for other addicts in the hospital
and found that it does indeed work. In the early 1990's, Florida
started the drug court system where acupuncture was used to treat the offenders
going through the system. The acupuncture helped the people stay
clean to finish the program. The program was so successful that it
is now used in many locations around the country. A question that
I have from my own work in the field is when a person is using drugs or
alcohol due to Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder is it the drugs or alcohol
addiction that we are treating in the long run or are we treat the PTSD?
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Neurological
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Musculo-skeletal
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Digestive
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Headaches
Migraines
Post-operative pain
Stroke residuals
Parkinson’s disease
Bladder dysfunction
Facial palsy
Meniere’s disease
Trigeminal neuralgia
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Muscle pain and weakness
Sciatica
Backache or pain
Muscle cramping
Arthritis/osteoarthritis
Disc problems
Frozen shoulder
Tennis elbow
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Abdominal pain
Hyperacidity/hypoacidity
Chronic diarrhea
Indigestion
Constipation
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Eye, Ear, Dental
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Respiratory
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Gynecological
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Poor vision, central retinitis
Cataract (without complication)
Tinnitus, nervous deafness
Toothache
Post extraction pain
Gum problems
Conjunctivitis
Pharyngitis
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Sinusitis
Common cold
Tonsillitis
Bronchitis
Asthma
Rhinitis
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Infertility
PMS, Crams
Menopausal symptoms
Menstrual disorders
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Emotional
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Insomnia
Depression
Anxiety
Nervousness
Neurosis
Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder
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