World Health Organization (WHO) officially published a report several years ago listing 31 symptoms, conditions, and diseases that have been shown in controlled trials to be treated effectively by Acupuncture.
Following is the list of conditions shown through controlled trials to be treated effectively by Acupuncture:
Low back pain
Neck pain
Sciatica
Tennis elbow
Knee pain
Peri-arthritis of the shoulder
Sprains
Facial pain
TMJ
Headache
Dental pain
Acute and chronic gastritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Induction of labor
Breech birth presentation
Morning sickness
Nausea and vomiting
Postoperative pain
Stroke
Essential hypertension
Primary hypotension
Renal colic
Leucopenia
Radiation/chemo reactions
Allergic rhinitis,
Hay fever
Biliary colic
Depression
Acute bacillary dysentery
Primary dysmenorrhea
Acute epigastralgia
Peptic ulcer