WHO Recognized Conditions Treated by Acupuncture 

•Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy

•Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever) 

•Biliary colic 

•Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke) 

•Dysentery acute bacillary 

•Dysmenorrhea, primary 

•Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm) 

•Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders) •Headache 

•Hypertension, essential

•Hypotension, primary 

•Induction of labor 

•Knee pain 

•Leukopenia 

•Low back pain 

•Malposition of fetus, correction of 

•Morning sickness 

•Nausea and vomiting 

•Neck pain 

•Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction) 

•Periarthritis of shoulder 

•Postoperative pain 

•Renal colic 

•Rheumatoid arthritis 

•Sciatica 

•Sprain 

•Stroke 

•Tennis elbow 

Source: https://www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/who-official-position/

Chronic Symptoms that could be managed through acupuncture and Chinese Medicine:

•Pain/numbness in parts of body (headache, neck ache, shoulder ache, backache, sciatica, aches or restrictions on limbs or joints) 

•Poor digestion (multiple allergies to food groups), bloating and gas 

•Overweight, underweight 

•Allergies and inflammations 

•Skin issues such as eczema 

•Hair loss, alopecia

•Sleep related issues

• Gynecological issues (dysmenorrhea, PMS, irregular menstrual periods, infertility, menopause)

 •Palpitations, arrhythmia 

 •Frequent Urination 

 •Cold hands and feet 

 •ALS, muscle atrophy 

 •Nerve damage 

•Dizziness, vertigo 

•Blurry sight, eye soreness or pain 

•Constant thirst, strange taste in mouth