What can acupuncture treat?

Patients seek acupuncture for a wide variety of conditions or symptoms including aches and pains, headaches and migraine, mental health, womens health, fertility and for help during pregnancy to name a few. The evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture is growing all the time.

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There has been a great deal of research into the efficacy of acupuncture over the last few years, so in order to help sift ‘fact from fiction’ the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) have compiled a selection of fact sheets which provide accurate and unbiased general information for a variety of conditions. Clicking on the links below will allow you to access this information on the following conditions:

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Acne … Allergic rhinitis … Anxiety … Angina and Heart Disease … Asthma … Back pain … Bell’s palsy … Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … Dementia … Dentistry … Depression … Diabetes Type 2 and Gestational .... Dizziness and Vertigo....Dysmenorrhea... Eczema and Psoriasis … Endometriosis … Facial pain … Fibromyalgia … Frozen shoulder … Gout … Headache … HIV infection … Hypertension …Incontinence ... Infertility IVF … Insomnia

… Neck pain … Osteoarthritis … Post-traumatic stress disorder  … Stroke