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<H1><I> WHAT ACUPUNCTURE DOES </i></h1>
Since its introduction to the West, acupuncture has been used to treat or cure a wide range of ailments. In the late 1970s, the World Health Organization recognized the ability of acupuncture and Oriental medicine to treat nearly <a href=”http://acupunkgirl.com/acupuncture-research.html”> four dozen common ailments,</a> including:</p>
<p> neuromusculoskeletal conditions</p><p>emotional and psychological disorders </p><p>circulatory disorders </p><p>addictions to alcohol, nicotine and other drugs</p><p>respiratory disorders </p><p>gastrointestinal conditions</p>
<p>In 1997, a consensus statement released by the National Institutes of Health found that acupuncture could be useful by itself or in combination with other therapies to treat </p><p>addiction </p><p>headaches</p><p>menstrual cramps </p><p>tennis elbow</p> <p>fibromyalgia</p><p>myofascial pain</p><p>osteoarthritis </p><p>lower back pain </p><p>carpal tunnel syndrome </p><p> asthma</p> <p>Other studies have demonstrated that acupuncture may help in the rehabilitation of stroke patients and can relieve nausea in patients recovering from surgery. </b></p>
