What Illnesses Can Be Treated Successfully with Acupuncture?

There is a wide variety of illnesses which acupuncture and herbal prescriptions may treat.

Pain Management
Almost any painful condition may be treated such as headache, migraine headache, arthritis, tendonitis, neck, shoulder, back pain and sciatica, fibromyalgia and pain from auto accidents.

Respiratory System
Asthma, allergies, sinusitis, bronchitis, etc.

Digestive System
Gastritis, colitis, chronic diarrhea or constipation, hepatitis, cholecystitis, acid regurgitation, irritable bowl syndrome, etc.

Nervous System
Stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression, stroke.

Urinary System
UTI, prostitis, cystitis, frequent or urgent urination, lack of bladder control, urinary calculi.

Reproductive System
Menstrual Disorders, Endometriosis, Menopause, Vaginal Dryness, Decreased Libido, Hormonal Imbalance, P.M.S., Menstrual Cramps, Fertility

Others
High blood pressure, hypo-thyroidism, diabetes, obesity, quit smoking, alcoholism, and many more problems. If you don’t get much help from other services, then consider acupuncture and herbal prescriptive medicines.

For over 3000 years, women have used Chinese Medicine to enhance fertility and insure a healthy pregnancy.  Today, Chinese Medicine is often used in combination with modern Fertility Treatments such as I.V.F., I.U.I. and I.C.S.I. to increase pregnancy success rates.  Numerous studies, including one landmark study published in the medical journal Fertility & Sterility (1) have concluded that acupuncture dramatically improves the chances of becoming pregnant when used in conjunction with other assisted reproductive techniques. 
Clinical pregnancies were documented in 42.5% in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate was only 26.3% in the control group.  Another study (3) on fertility conducted by Stefan Dieterle, M.D. concluded that luteal-phase acupuncture has a positive effect on the outcome of IVF/ICSI.  The Clinical pregnancy rate of those who received acupuncture was 33.6% as compared to 15,6% for those who did not receive acupuncture. 
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical Center (2) in New York concluded that acupuncture helps to:

• Increase blood flow to the uterus, which improves the chances of an ovum implanting on the uterine wall.
  
  
• Reduce anxiety, stress and the hormones that are secreted during stressful situations that can significantly decrease fertility.
  
  
• Normalize hormone and endocrine systems that regulate ovulation, especially in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
  
  
• Positively affect the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which plays a key role in fertility.
  
  
• Regulate the menstrual cycle.

Dr. Hailing Fu, O.M.D. works together with Dr. Mark Trolice, M.D. Director of Fertility C.A.R.E. and board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist.  Together Dr. Fu and Dr. Trolice combine Traditional Chinese Medicine with modern Fertility Treatments in order to provide the best possible fertility care for their patients.     

 

1. Paulus W, et al., Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy.  Fertility and Sterility, volume 77, April 2002, 721-724.
2. 5 Ways Acupuncture Can Boost Fertility.  Prevention.com, 2002.           
3.  Dieterle S., et. al.,  Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic spern injection: a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study 

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