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New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture School & Oriental Medicine School Teaching Clinic in Long Island, New York & Manhattan

 

Knee acupuncture NIHTraditional Chinese medicine has worked in China for over 2,000 years. Although oriental medicine has its unique theories and techniques which utilize the body’s vital energy, American people have now accepted acupuncture and herbology as alternative health care modalities. An estimated 15 million Americans have tried acupuncture treatment for a variety of conditions including chronic pain, nausea, digestive problems and drug addiction.

National Institute of Health Consensus Statement on acupuncture

National Institutes of Health, Acupuncture. NIH Consensus Statement Online 1997 Nov 3-5; month, day]; 15(5):1-34.

"Acupuncture is a family of procedures involving penetration of specific superficial anatomic locations on the skin called acupuncture points by thin, solid, generally metallic, needles.

Acupuncture is one of the oldest and most commonly used forms of traditional medicine in the world -- dating back for at least 2,500 years. The general theory of acupuncture is based on the premise that there are patterns of energy flow called Qi throughout the body that are essential for optimal health.

Acupuncture may be effective as an adjunct therapy, an acceptable alternative, or as part of a comprehensive threatment program. These conditions include but are not limited to addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia (general muscle pain), low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma.

Adverse side effects of acupuncture are extremely low and often lower than conventional treatment.

The date in support of acupuncture is as strong as those for many accepted Western medical therapies. One of the advantages of acupuncture is that the incidence of adverse effects is substantially lower than that of many drugs or other accepted medical procedures used for the same conditions."

World Health Organization Commonly Treated Conditions

The World Health Organization has published a list of diseases that lend themselves to acupuncture treatment (Source: Bannerman R H 1979 Acupuncture: the WHO View. World Health, December, page 27-28.). 

Upper Respiratory Tract

  1. Acute Sinusitis
  2. Acute Rrhinitis
  3. Common Cold
  4. Acute Tonsillitis

Respiratory System

  1. Acute Bronchitis
  2. Bronchial Asthma (most effective in children and in patients without complicating diseases)

Disorders of the Eye

  1. Acute Conjunctivitis
  2. Central Retinitis Myopia (in children)
  3. Cataracts (without complications)

Disorders of the Mouth

  1. Toothache (post-extraction pain)
  2. Gingivitis Acute
  3. Chronic Pharyngitis

Gastro-intestinal Disorders

  1. Spasms of Esophagus and Cardia Hiccough
  2. Gastroptosis Acute and chronic gastritis Gastric hyperacidity
  3. Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief) Acute duodenal ulcer (without complications)
  4. Acute and chronic colitis
  5. Acute bacillary dysentery
  6. Constipation
  7. Diarrhea
  8. Paralytic ileus

Neurological and Musculo-skeletal Disorders

  1. Headache and Migraine Trigeminal Neuralgia Facial Palsy (early stage, i.e., within three to six months
  2. Pareses (following a stroke) Peripheral Neuropathies
  3. Sequelae of Poliomyelitis (early stage, i.e., within six months)
  4. Meniere's Disease
  5. Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
  6. Nocturnal Enuresis
  7. Intercosral Neuralgia
  8. Cervicobrachial Syndrome
  9. Frozen Shoulder
  10. Tennis Elbow
  11. Sciatica
  12. Low Back Pain
  13. Osteoarthritis

Please contact the NYCTCM Acupuncture School and Oriental Medicine School clinic for more information.