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INDICATIONS
for Medical Acupuncture
Pain Management
Acupuncture analgesia activates the endogenous opioid peptide system and
thereby influences the body's pain regulatory system by changing the processing and
perceptions of noxious information at various levels of CNS.
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN,
ACUTE
(very responsive to acupuncture)
Soft tissue confusion, Acute muscle spasm, Musculotendinous sprains and
strains, Nerve entrapment radiculopatheis
CHRONIC PAIN
Repetitive Strain Disorders
Carpal tunnel, "Tennis" and "golfer's" elbow,
Plantar fasciitis
Myofascial Pain Patterns
Somatic dysfunction, Muscle tension, Headaches, Fibromyalgia pain, TMJ
Other Chronic
pain
Arthralgias, Degenerative
disc disease, Radicular pain, Pain following surgical intervention (intervertebral disc,
visceral surgery), Headaches from other causes, Peripheral neuropathic pain
Acupuncture in above listed indications can work either as primary or as
secondary approach. Many patients who did not responded to medications nor physical
therapy will respond quickly to medical acupuncture.
Often, back surgery or other surgeries can be avoided.
Medical Problems
Acupuncture can be used
alone or as a complementary treatment improving the medical treatment outcome.
Respiratory
Allergic rhinitis, Sinusitis, Recurrent bronchitis
Oncology
Nausea secondary to chemotherapy, Low appetite, low energy, improves
quality of life
Gynecology
Dysmenorrhea, Infertility
Urology
Irritable bladder, Recurrent prostatitis, Male infertility / some forms
of impotence
GI
Esophageal spasm, Inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable bowel syndrome,
Hemorrhoids
Neurological
Headaches – tension, migraine, cluster, Postherpetic neuralgia,
Idiopathic neuropathy- especially of recent onset, Bell's palsy with slow or incomplete
recovery, Tinitus, dizziness, RSD
Preventive value of Acupuncture
Asthenic states, including ill defined fatigue, mild
depression, stress related myofascial symptoms, diminished libido.
Autonomic dysregulation disorders - may manifest as anxiety, sleep
disturbances, bowell dysfunction.
Immune dysregulations: recurrent infections and inflammatory states
without underlying frank immunodeficiency etc.
Recurrent viral illnesses, bronchitis, sinusitis, gastroenteritis
Mental and Emotional Disturbances;
Acupuncture works well in
early / acute emotional states of anxiety, worry, fearful states, early stages of
depression as a primary therapy
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse problem and
reducing prescription narcotic analgesics is one of the most socially visible aspects of
acupuncture and it has gained the respect of rehabilitation programs internationally.
    
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