People seek out an acupuncturist for any number of reasons. Very often it is a last resort for a long-standing, chronic condition. The acupuncturist takes a holistic approach and will often find that emotional factors and previously unexplained symptoms are all connected to the main problem. Many times a whole host of other health problems are solved during treatment.

Acupuncture can treat a very wide range of problems. In 1979, the World Health Organization drew up the following list of diseases that respond to acupuncture.

Acupuncture will help with:
acute sinusitis
acute rhinitis
common cold
acute tonsillitis
acute bronchitis
bronchial asthma
toothache
gingivitis
acute and chronic pharyngitis
conjunctivitis
hiccough
acute and chronic gastritis
gastric acidity
duodenal ulcer
dysentry
constipation
diarrhoea
headache
migraine
trigeminal neuralgia
facial palsy
consequences of stroke
peripheral neuropathies
Menieres disease
nocturnal enuresis
intercostal neuralgia
frozen shoulder
tennis elbow
sciatica
low back pain
osteoarthritis
neurogenic bladder dysfunction