This two-part article series presents some of the essential facts people should be educated in when signing up for acupuncture treatment. While not essential, this information serves as interesting, enlightening and even entertaining.
Welcome back to our two-part article series on acupuncture in La Mesa CA. In our previous article post, we provided an introduction to acupuncture treatment by discussing the concept of energy meridians and “Qi.” We then explored the evolution of acupuncture treatment and how it came to be adopted by western medical doctors. In this article post, the second half, professionals in acupuncture in La Mesa CA will provide information on the various medical diagnoses acupuncture has been recognized to treat.
Acupuncture in La Mesa CA: What Seems to be the Problem?
It is truly astounding to read through the list of maladies, complaints and symptoms for which the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized acupuncture to be an effective treatment. The following list, say professionals in La Mesa CA, was published in an official report released by the WHO, Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials:
- Headaches
- Neck pain
- Sciatica
- Facial pain
- Craniomandibular disorders
- Lower back pain
- Knee pain
- Tennis elbow
- Sprains
- Dental pain
- Periarthritis (shoulder)
- Temporomandibular joint disorder and dysfunction (TMJ)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Morning sickness
- Induction of labor
- The correction of improperly positioned fetuses
- Renal colic
- Primary hypotension
- Essential hypertension
- Biliary colic
- Post-operative pain
- Radiation and chemotherapy side-effects
- Stroke
- Leucopenia
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
- Acute and chronic gastritis
- Primary dynmenorrhea
- Acute bacillary dysentery
- Peptic ulcers
- Depression (including stroke-induced depressions and depressive neurosis, say professionals in acupuncture in La Mesa CA)
- Acute epigastralgia
The above list concerns acupuncture’s absolute effectiveness as has been established in a number of controlled scientific trials, explain professionals in acupuncture in La Mesa CA. In other words, it is a fact that acupuncture treatment works! But in their report, the WHO detailed a further three categories:
1. Acupuncture Treatment Category 1: Diseases, conditions and symptoms for which the efficacy of acupuncture in La Mesa CA has been repeatedly demonstrated, but requires further scientific testing in order to establish an absolute relationship. A further 68 specific conditions fall under this category.
2. Acupuncture Treatment Category 2: Diseases, conditions and symptoms for which some positive results have been reported with the use of acupuncture in La Mesa CA. As such, acupuncture treatment is considered worth trying. A further nine conditions have been identified in this category.
3. Acupuncture Treatment Category 3: Diseases, conditions and symptoms for which acupuncture treatment may be tried under controlled and safe circumstances. Outcomes are unknown. Eight conditions have been identified in this category, say professionals in acupuncture in La Mesa CA.
Acupuncture in La Mesa CA: Other Applications
In addition to all these specific treatments, acupuncture in La Mesa CA is commonly used to provide relief for the following incredibly pervasive health issues:
- High blood pressure
- Smoking and addiction cessation (and withdrawals)
- Obesity and weight loss
- Stress and hypertension
- Sleep problems and disorders
- High cholesterol
A Final Note on Acupuncture in La Mesa CA
Most of us are aware of the applications of acupuncture treatment in the alleviation and management of pain. But to read through this list is truly astounding, especially considering the origins of acupuncture as an ancient Eastern therapy! Not only is acupuncture in La Mesa CA incredibly effective, it’s also safe (when performed by a licensed professional), inexpensive and doesn’t come with any of the nasty side-effects western medicine frequently does. Clearly, the western approach doesn’t always provide the best answers!