ACUPUNCTURE

Acupuncture has proven to be successful in reducing stress, muscle tension and chronic pain. If the symptom is a result of an energy blockage within the body, acupuncture can encourage the body's natural healing response.

Acupuncture at our clinic has been extremely effective for:

• Bell's Palsy
• Withdrawal from addictions especially smoking and alcohol
• Stress reduction and Anxiety
• Migraines and Headaches
• Arthritis
• Digestive Issues
• Hair and weight loss
• Musculoskeletal injuries such as Strains, Sprains, Back pain, Tennis Elbow, speedy healing after surgeries
• Fertility and Women's Health Issues including PMS and Irregular Periods
• Chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia
• Improving immunity (allergies)
• Anti - Aging and Facial Rejuvenation

List of health conditions improved at our Toronto Acupuncture Clinic:

The following is a list of some of the more common conditions treatable by Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, as outlined by the WHO (World Health Organization of the United Nations):

Upper Respiratory Tract

• Acute sinusitis
• Acute rhinitis
• Common Cold
• Acute tonsillitis

Respiratory System

• Acute bronchitis
• Bronchial asthma (most effective in children and in patients without complicating diseases)

Disorders of the Eye

• Acute conjunctivitis
• Central retinitis
• Myopia (in children)
• Cataract (without complications)

Disorders of the Mouth

• Toothache, post-extraction pain
• Gingivitis
• Acute and chronic pharyngitis

Gastro-intestinal Disorders

• Spasms of oesophagus and heart muscles
• Hiccough
• Gastroptosis
• Acute and chronic gastritis
• Gastric hyperacidity
• Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
• Acute duodenal ulcer (without complications)
• Acute and chronic colitis
• Acute bacillary dysentery
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea
• Paralytic ileus

Neurological and Musculo-skeletal Disorders

• Headache and migraine
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Facial palsy (early stage, i.e., within three to six months)
• Pareses following a stroke
• Peripheral neuropathies
• Sequelae of poliomyelitis (early stage, i.e., within six months)
• Meniere's disease
• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
• Nocturnal enuresis
• Intercostal neuralgia
• Cervicobrachial syndrome
• "Frozen shoulder," "tennis elbow"
• Sciatica
• Low back pain
• Osteoarthritis

Other conditions that may improve with acupuncture include:

• Orthopedic Problems, such as tennis elbow and other tendonitis, frozen shoulder, low back pain, neck pain and many degenerative (arthritic) and post-traumatic (sport and other injuries) joint disorders


• Respiratory and ENT Disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, recurrent respiratory infections, toothaches, ringing of the ears, functional vertigo.


• Allergy Problems, including certain eczemas and seasonal allergies, manifesting as itchy eyes, runny nose and sinus headaches.


• Digestive Dysfunctions, such as constipation, diarrhoea, spastic colon, colitis, excessive acidity and gastritis.


• Urinary & Genital Problems, such as recurrent cystitis, vaginitis and urethritis, menstrual cramps and PMS, menstrual irregularities, as well as painful intercourse and a lack of sexual desire or enjoyment.


• Neurological Disorders, including most types of headaches, peripheral neuropathies, post-herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, Bell's palsy, post-stroke paralysis, torticollis, sciatica, tremors and facial tics.


• Neuro-Psychiatric Problems, such as anxiety, tension, depression and insomnia. Some rare, yet otherwise difficult-to-treat conditions, such as certain types of hair loss, non-organic infertility problems, psoriasis, interstitial cystitis and stress urinary incontinence, and various forms of post-operative pain.

Chinese Medicine can be very beneficial for nagging chronic complaints that Western medicine has little to offer for. Both types of medicines complement each other.

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