Conditions Treated by Acupuncture

There are more than 200 conditions that acupuncture treats – below is a list of conditions Bill has clinical experience with:

  • Allergies
  • Bell’s palsy
  • Breast cancer-related hot flashes
  • Burning mouth syndrome
  • Cancer-induced bone pain
  • Cancer-related dyspnea
  • Cancer-related fatigue
  • Cardiovascular diseases (e.g., angina pectoris, heart failure, hypertension)
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Chemotherapy-induced leukopenia
  • Chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain
  • Chronic pain syndrome (e.g., RSD, facial pain)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Chronic constipation
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Diabetic gastroparesis
  • Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
  • Dry eyes
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Endometriosis pain
  • Facial spasm
  • Fetal breech presentation
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Gastric ulcers
  • Infertility (e.g., to assist oocyte retrieval and embryo transfer during IVF treatment cycle)
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
  • Insomnia (including cancer-related insomnia)
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms
  • Menopausal hot flashes
  • Menstrual cramps/dysmenorrhea
  • Myofascial pain
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Nocturnal enuresis
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Osteoporosis
  • Parkinson’s disease-related fatigue
  • Peptic ulcers
  • Phantom leg pain
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Post-herpetic neuralgia
  • Post-operative ileus
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  • Pruritus
  • Psychiatric disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression, and panic attacks)
  • Respiratory disorders
  • Restless leg syndrome
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Rhinitis
  • Sensorineural hearing loss
  • Shoulder bursitis
  • Spasticity after stroke
  • Stroke rehabilitation (e.g., dysphagia)
  • Tennis elbow / lateral epicondylitis
  • Tension headache
  • Tinnitus
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Xerostomia / dry mouth
  • Whiplash