What Conditions Can Acupuncture Help?

Acupuncture therapy involves the insertion of thin needles into specific body parts. It traces its roots back to traditional Chinese medicine. According to this tradition, acupuncture helps balance the energy flow or chi throughout your body.

The energy, or life force, flows through meridians or pathways present in your body. Inserting the thin needles at these specific points on the passageways unblocks them, allowing you to experience relief from pain.

Conditions Treatable Through Acupuncture

There is scientific proof that acupuncture can treat several common illnesses. These conditions include:

Gastrointestinal Problems

The food you eat can determine the difference between overall health and experiencing gastrointestinal issues. If you do not clean or cook the food well, you may experience stomach upset or gastrointestinal problems. The symptoms include constipation, diarrhea, bloating, and nausea.

Through acupuncture, you can get relief from the symptoms. The therapy also helps with other regular stomach problems like:

 

• Spastic colon

• Paralytic ileus

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

• Food allergies

• Chronic gastritis

• Hiccough

• Gastric hyperactivity

• Acute bacillary dysentery

• Chronic colitis

• Spasms of the esophagus
  
   

Emotional Disorders

Acupuncture can improve debilitating emotional disorders like insomnia, stress, depression, and anxiety. Although you can see a therapist and get help, it alleviates the symptoms of these conditions.

 

They have no permanent medical cure. Acupuncture also gives temporary relief from these conditions. It is safe and does not involve any medication. Thus, you do not have to worry about additional side effects.

 

Sinus Issues

Several sinuses and respiratory tract issues can benefit from acupuncture. They include earaches, allergies, acute sinusitis, common cold, hay fever, acute tonsillitis, dizziness, and acute rhinitis. Acupuncture can help with respiratory tract problems like acute bronchitis and bronchial asthma.

It relieves the symptoms and opens the ear, nose, and throat pathways. It allows you to get back to your daily activities. The treatment is most effective in kids and adults who do not have underlying diseases.

Addictions

Regular visits to a qualified acupuncturist can help you conquer many forms of addiction. The same therapy also eases withdrawal symptoms of even chronic proportions.

 

Circulatory Issues

Circulatory problems like high blood pressure are prevalent in many countries worldwide. Acupuncture can help regulate your blood pressure and help you lead a comfortable life.

 

Gynecological Problems

Sadly, up to 11 percent of adult women in America are infertile. The good news is that acupuncture can help treat this condition. It also helps treat similar conditions like ovarian cysts, premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis, and the side effects of the diseases.

Musculoskeletal and Neurological Disorders

Acupuncture can help people with these issues. However, the effects are only possible when the conditions are less than six months old.

Eye Conditions

You may consider booking an appointment with an acupuncturist if you are suffering from some eye disorders. They include acute conjunctivitis, central retinitis, and myopia in children. Acupuncture can also help treat cataracts as long as you do not have any complications or underlying conditions.

 

Oral Disorders

Acupuncture can help ease mouth disorders like chronic pharyngitis and gingivitis. It can also calm toothaches and post-extraction pain.

For more information on the conditions acupuncture can help, visit Cooper Chiropractic & Wellness Center at our New York, New York office. Call (646) 941-5061 to schedule an appointment today.