WHAT IS THE RESEARCH INTO THE EFFICACY OF ACUPUNCTURE?

There has been considerable research into the efficacy of acupuncture. The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has compiled fact sheets that provide general information to the public for a variety of health conditions (as listed below). You can access these fact sheets by clicking here.

There is also a YouTube video made by the British Acupuncture Council, which you can view by clicking here. This 30-minute documentary highlights the growing body of scientific evidence that acupuncture is an effective treatment for a variety of health conditions.

A
Acne
Allergic rhinitis
Anxiety
Arrhythmias and heart failure
Arthritis – see Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid arthritis
Asthma

B
Back pain
Bell’s palsy

C
Cancer care
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Childbirth
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic pain
Colds and flu
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Coronary heart disease
Cystitis

D
Dementia
Dentistry
Depression
Dysmenorrhoea

E
Eczema and psoriasis
Endometriosis

F
Facial pain
Female Fertility
Fertility & IVF briefing paper
Fibromyalgia
Frozen shoulder

G
Gastrointestinal tract disorders
Gout

H
Headache
HIV infection
Hypertension (high blood pressure)

I
Infertility ART
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

K
Kidney stones

M
Menopausal symptoms
Migraines
Multiple sclerosis

N
Nausea and vomiting
Neck pain
Neuropathic pain

O
Obesity
Obstetrics
Osteoarthritis

P
Palliative care
Parkinson’s disease
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Postnatal care – see Puerperium
Post-operative pain
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Puerperium

R
Raynaud’s
Rheumatoid arthritis

S
Sciatica
Sinusitis
Sports injuries
Stress
Stroke
Substance misuse

T
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorder – see Facial pain
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
Thyroid disease
Tinnitus
Type-2 Diabetes – see Diabetes

U
Urinary incontinence

V
Vertigo