What We Treat
What Can Acupuncture Treat?
Acupuncture has for many years been recognised as effective for musculo-skeletal pain but Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture is aimed at treating the whole person, rather than specific symptoms in isolation and can therefore be effective for a wide range of conditions
Wetherby Acupuncture sees a variety of patients for all kinds of issues such as neck, shoulder and back pain, headaches, migraine, stress, depression and anxiety. Support is also offered to assist women who are trying to conceive naturally, or through IVF.
Below is a list of some of the most popular conditions that people tend to seek out Acupuncture:
- Pain - sports injuries, lower back pain, knee pain, sciatica, frozen shoulder, stiff neck, arthritis, joint pain
- Headaches and migraines
- Digestive disorders - IBS, indigestion, bloating, heartburn, nausea, constipation
- Stress, anxiety, hypertension, depression, addiction
- Menstrual and menopausal disorders - PMT, painful periods, PCOS, hot flushes
- Pregnancy discomforts and labour induction
- Fertility - including IVF support
- Cancer care - nausea, hot flushes/night sweats, neuropathic pain from the side effects of cancer drugs
- Skin conditions - eczema, psoriasis, acne
- Insomnia and chronic fatigue
- Asthma, shortness of breath, cold/flu
The British Acupuncture Council offer factsheets which give further information regarding specific conditions. Please visit www.acupuncture.org.uk in order to download factsheets for the below conditions:
- Acne
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Back pain
- Bell's palsy
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Childbirth and pregnancy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic pain
- Colds and flu
- COPD
- Cystitis
- Depression
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Eczema Facial pain
- Female fertility
- Fibromyalgia
- Frozen shoulder
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
- Gout
- Hayfever / Allergic rhinitis
- Headache
- Hypertension
- Infertility ART
- Insomnia
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Male infertility
- Menopausal symptoms
- Migraines
- Multiple sclerosis
- Nausea and vomiting
- Neuropathic pain
- Osteoarthritis
- PCOS
- Post-operative pain
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Psoriasis
- Raynaud's
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sciatica
- Sinusitis
- Sports Injuries
- Stress
- Substance misuse
- Tennis elbow
- Tinnitus
- Urinary incontinence
- Vertigo