Acupuncture can be used to treat a diverse range of conditions and may be used alongside Western medicine.
These include:
* Muscle aches and injuries: back pain, neck pain, sciatica, strains and sprains
* Joint pains: frozen shoulder, arthritis, knee pain, tennis elbow
* Headaches and migraines
* Digestive disorders: irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, nausea, indigestion
* Gynaecological: irregular periods, heavy periods, period pain, premenstrual syndrome, morning sickness, polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility
* Urinary: urinary-tract infection, retention of urine, incontinence
* Male conditions: male sexual dysfunction, infertility, prostate disease
* Lowered immunity / allergic conditions: hayfever, asthma, sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME)
* Emotional and psychological: stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia
* Addiction: tobacco, alcohol, narcotics