Because traditional acupuncture aims to treat the whole person rather than specific symptoms in isolation, it can be effective for a wide range of conditions. NICE recommends acupuncture for chronic pain, back and neck pain, knee pain, migraine and headaches.
Some people turn to acupuncture for help with a specific symptom or condition. Others choose to have treatment to help maintain good health, as a preventive measure, or to improve their general sense of wellbeing.
A growing body of evidence-based clinical research shows that traditional acupuncture safely treats a wide range of common health problems.
Below is a list of factsheets that are available on the British Acupuncture Council's website that show how acupuncture is being as a treatment for each condition. See all Factsheets HERE
A
Acne
Allergic rhinitis
Anxiety
Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
Asthma
B
Back pain
Bell's palsy
C
Cancer care
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Childbirth
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic pain
Colds and flu
COPD
Coronary heart disease
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
Neck pain
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