· Abdominal distention/flatulence*

· Acute and chronic pain control*

· Allergic sinusitis *

· Anesthesia for high-risk patients or patients with previous adverse responses to anesthetics

· Anorexia

· Anxiety, fright, panic*

· Arthritis/arthrosis *

· Atypical chest pain (negative workup)

· Bursitis, tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome*

· Certain functional gastrointestinal disorders (nausea and vomiting, esophageal spasm, hyperacidity, irritable bowel) *

· Cervical and lumbar spine syndromes*

· Constipation, diarrhea *

· Cough with contraindications for narcotics

· Drug detoxification *

· Dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain *

· Frozen shoulder *

· Headache (migraine and tension-type), vertigo (Meniere disease), tinnitus *

· Idiopathic palpitations, sinus tachycardia

· In fractures, assisting in pain control, edema, and enhancing healing process

· Muscle spasms, tremors, tics, contractures*

· Neuralgias (trigeminal, herpes zoster, postherpetic pain, other)

· Paresthesias *

· Persistent hiccups*

· Phantom pain

· Plantar fasciitis*

· Post-traumatic and post-operative ileus

· Premenstrual syndrome

· Selected dermatoses (urticaria, pruritus, eczema, psoriasis)

· Sequelae of stroke syndrome (aphasia, hemiplegia) *

· Seventh nerve palsy

· Severe hyperthermia

· Sleep Disorders

· Sprains and contusions

· Temporo-mandibular joint derangement, bruxism *

· Urinary incontinence, retention (neurogenic, spastic, adverse drug effect) *

· Infertility

 

Indications by Acupuncture

Beijing acupuncture

Shunyu li, Omd, MS, L .ac.