World Health Organization Acupuncture Statement
This publication concluded that acupuncture has been proven, through controlled trials, to be an effective treatment for the following diseases, symptoms or conditions:
Allergic rhinitis
Arthritis
-Periarthritis of shoulder
-Rheumatoid arthritis
Cancer
-Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or
chemotherapy
Cardiovascular Health
-Hypertension & Hypotension
Depression
Gastrointestinal Conditions
-Biliary colic
-Dysentery
-Gastritis
-Peptic ulcer
Leukopenia
Nausea and vomiting
Neurology
-Headache
-Stroke
Pain
-Dental Pain
-Facial pain
-Knee pain
--Low back pain
-Neck pain
-Postoperative pain
-Sciatica
-Sprain
-Tennis Elbow
Renal colic
Women's Health
-Breech presentation of fetus
-Dysmenorrhea
-Induction of labor
-Morning sickness
