When to visit your Acupuncturist Acupuncture and Eastern medicine represent 2,500 years of quality holistic health care. Acupuncture is currently use by many Americans to treat chronic and acute diseases. Licensed Acupuncturists are committed to helping their patients achieve the best possible health through safe and effective therapies that have been utilized by millions of people around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in the last 2,000 years, more people have been successfully treated with acupuncture than with all other health procedures combined. Both WHO and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognize acupuncture as a comprehensive treatment for certain common conditions and a wide range of medical problems. If you are troubled with any of the conditions below, you could be an ideal candidate for acupuncture.
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Lower back pain
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Neck and shoulder pain
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Headache/migraines
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Acute muscle strain and sprain
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Sports injuries such as tennis elbow and tendonitis
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Sciatica
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Depression
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Allergies, hay fever and sinus infection
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Gynecological disorders
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Anxiety, insomnia and "stress" disorders
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Post-operative and chemotherapy nausea
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Infertility
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Fatigue
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Post-operative dental pain and TMJ syndrome
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Stroke rehabilitation
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Fibromyalgia
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Smoking cessation
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Gstrointestinal and digestive disorders such as gastritis, hyperacidity, irritable bowel, constipation and diarrhea
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Asthma and chronic bronchitis
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Menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms
Acupuncture has also been successful in treating acute and chronic pain where conventional drug therapy has failed. The National Institute of Health has listed, "Acupuncture has been used by millions of American patients and performed by thousands of physicians, dentists and acupuncturists for relief and prevention of pain and for a variety of health conditions.
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