Conditions Recommended for Acupuncture by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.)
 
Respiratory Diseases

• Acute sinusitis

• Acute rhinitis

• Common cold

• Acute tonsillitis

Bronchopulmonary Diseases

• Acute bronchitis

• Bronchial asthma

Eye Disorders

• Acute conjuctivitis

• Cataract (without complications)

• Myopia

• Central retinitis

Disorders of the Mouth Cavity

• Toothache

• Pain after tooth extraction

• Gingivitis

• Pharyngitis

Orthopedic Disorders

• Periarthritis humeroscapularis

• Tennis elbow

• Sciatica

• Low back pain

• Rheumatoid arthritis

Gastrointestinal Disorders

• Spasm of the esophagus and cardia

• Hiccups

• Gastroptosis

• Acute and chronic gastritis

• Gastric hyperacidity

• Chronic duodenal ulcer

• Acute and chronic colitis

• Acute bacterial dysentery

• Constipation

• Diarrhea

• Paralytic ileus

Neurologic Disorders

• Headache

• Migraine

• Trigeminal neuralgia

• Facial paralysis

• Paralysis after apoplectic fit

• Peripheral neuropathy

• Paralysis caused by poliomyelitis

• Meniere's syndrome

• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction

• Nocturnal enuresis

• Intercostal neuralgia