How Can Acupuncture Help You?

Pain and illness are manifestations of underlying imbalances in the body. Acupuncture has the ability to improve one’s health by treating the external symptoms, while at the same time addressing the root cause of the imbalance in the body.

 

After a treatment, you may feel better in ways in which you never expected, in addition to noticing an improvement in your original condition.

 

While Acupuncture is used to enhance overall health and improve immune functioning, it has also been endorsed by the World Health Organization to be effective in treating the following conditions:

Click on a link below to learn more about conditions treated by licensed acupuncturists.

MENTAL-EMOTIONAL DISORDERS

Anxiety - Depression - Stress - Insomnia - Addictions - Weight control

 

DISORDERS OF THE EYE

Acute conjunctivitis - Myopia in children - Cataracts without complications - Central retinitis

 

RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

Sinusitis - Rhinitis - Common cold - Tonsillitis - Sore throat - Hay fever - Bronchitis - Bronchial asthma

 

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Headache and Migraine - Dizziness - Trigeminal neuralgia - Facial palsy (within 3-6 months) - Pareses following stroke - Peripheral neuropathies - Meniere’s disease - Neurogenic bladder dysfunction - Nocturnal enuresis - Intercostal neuralgia - Sciatica

 

GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISORDERS

Acute and chronic gastritis - Hyperacidity - Hiccoughs - Acute uncomplicated duodenal ulcer - Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief) - Acute and chronic colitis - Acute bacillary dysentery  - Constipation - Diarrhea - Paralytic ileus

 

MUSCULO-SKELETAL DISORDERS

Frozen shoulder - Tennis elbow - Low back pain - Osteoarthritis and joint pains - Stiff neck - Tendinitis - Bursitis - Sprains - Injuries from auto accidents - Chronic fatigue syndrome - Fibromyalgia

 

DISORDERS OF THE MOUTH

Toothache - Post extraction pain - Gingivitis - Acute and chronic pharyngitis

 

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS

Infertility - Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) - Irregular menses - Menstrual cramps - Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - Menopausal symptoms - Morning sickness - Urinary incontinence - Impotence

 

EAR DISORDERS

Ringing in ears - Deafness - Meniere’s disease - Earache

 

Help Support Our Association

You can help support Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine and allow us to continue to provide safe and effective care to fellow Kentuckians. Your donation to the Kentucky State Acupuncture Association allows us to continue being the voice to the profession.