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What conditions that Acupuncture may help?

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Acupuncture and moxibustion, frequently combined with Chinese herbal medicine, has been used for thousands of years in Asian countries such as China or Japan. There is a wide range of symptoms for which acupuncture helps.

Chiemi has a particular interest in
Women's health,
period pain
IVF support
fertility
pregnancy
・menopause
Pain management,
Stress management and
Children's health.

Below is a list of conditions with evidence supporting the effectiveness of acupuncture

Please contact Chiemi if you have any concerns that you would like help with.

Conditions

Conditions with strong evidence supporting the effectiveness of acupuncture

Conditions with moderate evidence supporting the effectiveness of acupuncture:

  • Acute low back pain 14, 16
  • Acute stroke 56, 57
  • Ambulatory anaesthesia 76
  • Anxiety 34, 35
  • Aromatase-inhibitor-induced arthralgia 73, 74
  • Asthma in adults 89, 90, 91
  • Back or pelvic pain during pregnancy 48, 49, 50
  • Cancer pain 41, 42
  • Cancer-related fatigue 67, 68, 69, 70, 71
  • Constipation 29
  • Craniotomy anaesthesia 75
  • Depression (associate with chronic pain, when used as an adjunct to antidepressants) 37, 43, 44
  • Dry eye 77
  • Hypertension (with medication) 80, 81, 82
  • Insomnia 45, 46
  • Irritable bowel syndrome 78, 89
  • Labour pain 47
  • Lateral elbow pain 83, 84
  • Menopausal hot flushes 63, 64, 65, 66
  • Modulating sensory perception thresholds 96
  • Neck pain 85, 86, 87
  • Obesity 53
  • Perimenopausal & postmenopausal insomnia 65, 66
  • Plantar heel pain 1, 2
  • Post-stroke insomnia 61
  • Post-stroke shoulder pain 62
  • Post-stroke spasticity 59, 60
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder 36
  • Prostatitis pain/chronic pelvic pain syndrome 51, 52
  • Recovery after colorectal cancer resection 72
  • Restless leg syndrome 54
  • Schizophrenia (with antipsychotics) 37, 38
  • Sciatica 93, 94, 95
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome (early stage) (with exercise) 88
  • Shoulder pain 88
  • Smoking cessation (up to 3 months) 39
  • Stroke rehabilitation 58
  • Temporomandibular pain 40

Please contact us for enquiry and appointment to manage your period pain.

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