What can acupuncture treat? 

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