What is acupuncture good for? The
benefits, advantages:
Acupuncture
is effective for pain relief and for post-surgery
and chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting.
In addition, both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognize that acupuncture
can be a helpful part of a treatment plan for many illnesses.
A partial list which acupuncture treats includes:
addiction (such as alcoholism), asthma, bronchitis, carpal tunnel
syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, facial tics, headaches, irregular
periods, menopausal symptoms, menstrual cramps, sinusitis, spastic
colon, stroke rehabilitation, tendonitis, tennis elbow, and
urinary problems.
You can safely combine acupuncture with prescription drugs and
other conventional treatments, but it's important for your primary
care physician to be aware of and to monitor your acupuncture
treatment.
