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# What issues can be treated with needle therapy (acupuncture)

[Sheila Arambulo,](https://www.squareonephysio.ca/blog/author/sheila_arambulo)  14 November 2016

Needle therapy or acupuncture is a therapeutic practice that involves stimulating certain focuses on the body, regularly with a needle entering the skin, to mitigate pain or to treat different health conditions.

On November 5, 1997, a board gathered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) presumed that there is clear confirmation that needle therapy needle treatment is successful for nausea and vomiting from a postoperative condition and in addition chemotherapy, morning sickness, and postoperative dental pain. The 12-part board additionally deduced in their agreement explanation that there are various other pain-related conditions for which needle therapy might be compelling. These conditions incorporate however are not constrained to fibromyalgia (general muscle torment), low back agony, carpal passage disorder, and asthma.

At Square One Physio, we have treated many conditions with acupuncture. Some of the conditions that could be treated with acupuncture are:

### Musculoskeletal

Neck pain  
 Shoulder pain  
 Tennis elbow  
 Carpal tunnel  
 Acute/chronic back pain  
 Knee pain  
 Sciatica  
 Foot pain

### Neurological / Nervous System

High blood pressure  
 Stroke  
 Epilepsy  
 Stress disorders  
 Bell’s Palsy  
 Hyperthyroidism  
 Headache  
 Trigeminal neuralgia  
 Insomnia

### Gynecological

PMS  
 And many other female health problems  
 Infertility (female/male)  
 Menstrual pain

### Respiratory

Allergies/hay fever  
 Asthma  
 Cough  
 Common cold  
 Sore throat

### Gastrointestinal

Nausea  
 Stomach pain  
 Constipation  
 Diarrhea  
 Hiccups

### Others

Smoking Cessation  
 Car accident complications and more

 

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