The World Health Organisation (WHO) has produced a long list of disease categories for which Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has demonstrable benefit. The list includes Asthma, Bronchitis, Sinusitis, Migraine, Nausea, Indigestion, Constipation, IBS, high blood pressure, Obesity ,Diabetes, neck, shoulder, back and knee pain, Arthritis, soft tissue injuries, PMS, irregular and painful periods, Menopause, Fluid retention, skin disorders, and neurological disorders, insomnia and post stroke assistance, anxiety and low mood.
Acupuncture is one of the many and varied therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It involves the insertion of "hair fine needles" into certain locations to stimulate the body's healing energy or "Qi".
Once viewed as very mysterious and poorly understood in the western world, Acupuncture is fast becoming recognised the world over a a safe and reliable method of treatment for a great many conditions.