The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a recommended provisional list of diseases amenable to acupuncture treatment. Below is a small list of conditions which we commonly treat by Acupuncture & Moxibustion in the west. This list is not definitive as there are many more.

Please contact The Elmtree Clinic to discuss your condition. An increasing number of patients are using Acupuncture Medicine as their primary health care therapy. Acupuncture has become well known as a complementary medical treatment treating  many conditions some of which are listed below. Some of the benefits include immune enhancement, an increase in energy, and an overall feeling of well being. When provided by a highly trained licensed practitioner, like Ian Claxton, acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine are gentle therapies that are free of side-effects.

Call the clinic today to make your appointment: 091-483803 / 086-3034593.

• Gastrointestinal Disorders: food allergies, peptic ulcer, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, indigestion, gastrointestinal weakness, anorexia, chronic (acute) gastritis, enteritis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, gastroptosis, etc.

• Urogenital Disorders: stress incontinence, urinary tract infections, nephroptosia, nephritis, and sexual dysfunction, etc.

• Gynecological Disorders: irregular, heavy, or painful menstruation, amenorrhea, menopausal syndrome, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), infertility in women and men, and all kinds of gynecological inflammation.

• Respiratory Disorders: emphysema, sinusitus, rhinitus, asthma, allergies, bronchitis, snoring and pneumonitis.

• Disorders of the Bones, Muscles, Joints and Nervous System: rheumatic (rheumatoid) arthritis, gout, sprain, tennis' elbow, periarthritis of shoulder, lumbar muscle strain, prolapse of lumbar vertebral disc, cervical spondylopath, stiff neck, migraine headaches, neurosis, neuralgia, sciatica, prosopalgia, facial spasm, facial paralysis, thecal cyst, insomnia and dizziness, etc.

• Circulatory Disorders: hyper (hypo) tension, angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis, anemia, coronary heart disease, thrombocytopenic purpura, paralysis, sequela of apoplexy, etc.

• Emotional and Psychological Disorders: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, insomnia, schizophrenia, epilepsy, etc.

• Infectious Diseases: colds, influenza, hepatitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, epidemic parotitis, poliomyelitis, etc.

• Dermatosis: urticaria, eczema, acne, alopecia areata, seborrheic dermatitis, neurodermatitis, vitiligo, chloasma, cutaneous pruritus.

• Five Sense Organs' Diseases: tinnitus, otitis media, dysaudia, sinusitis, tonsillitis, pharyngolaryngitis, teethache, conjunctivitis, myopia, heterotropy, glaucoma, cataract, headache etc.

• Addictions: alcohol, nicotine, drugs, obesity, baldness, parasitosis

• Supportive therapy for other chronic and painful debilitating disorders.