Conditions

The two associations mentioned below offer current, unbiased information on acupuncture research regarding its effectiveness and how it may support the treatment of symptoms or a specific disease. The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has created over 60 research-based Fact Sheets (1) . The Australian Acupuncture Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) commissioned The Acupuncture Evidence Project (2) in 2016, which looked at 122 conditions and evaluated the evidence to show varying effectiveness rates. The Acupuncture Evidence Report is a research analysis published in February 2017, showing varying effectiveness rates for 117 conditions. The Fact Sheets listed below are from the BAcC website. Click on the title of the Fact Sheet you are interested in and you will be taken to their website.

A Allergic Rhinitis Anxiety Arrhythmias and Heart Failure Asthma

C Cancer Care Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Childbirth Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Pain Colds and Flu COPD Coronary Heart Disease Cystitis

B Back Pain Bell's Palsy

D Dementia Depression Dysmenorrhoea

F Facial Pain Female Fertility Fibromyalgia Frozen Shoulder

E Eczema and Psoriasis Endometriosis

G Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders Gout

I Infertility ART Insomnia Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

H Headache Hypertension

K Kidney Stones

N Nausea and Vomiting Neck Pain Neuropathic Pain

M Male Infertility Menopausal Symptoms Migraines Multiple Sclerosis

O Obstetrics Osteoarthritis

R Raynaud's Rheumatoid arthritis

P Palliative Care Parkinson's Disease PCOS Post-Operative Pain Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

U Urinary Incontinence V Vertigo

S Sciatica Sinusitis Sports Injuries Stress Stroke

T Tennis elbow Thyroid disease Tinnitus Type-2 Diabetes

References: (1) British Acupuncture Council, https://www.acupuncture.org.uk/category/a-to-z-of-conditions/a-to-z-of-conditions.html (2) McDonald, J. Janz, J. 2017, The Acupuncture Evidence Project, AACMA, https://www.acupuncture.org.au/resources/publications/the-acupuncture-evidence-project-a-comparative-literature-review-2017/

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Conditions

The two associations mentioned below offer current, unbiased information on acupuncture research regarding its effectiveness and how it may support the treatment of symptoms or a specific disease. The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has created over 60 research-based Fact Sheets (1) . The Australian Acupuncture Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) commissioned The Acupuncture Evidence Project (2) in 2016, which looked at 122 conditions and evaluated the evidence to show varying effectiveness rates. The Acupuncture Evidence Report is a research analysis published in February 2017, showing varying effectiveness rates for 117 conditions. The Fact Sheets listed below are from the BAcC website. Click on the title of the Fact Sheet you are interested in and you will be taken to their website.

A Allergic Rhinitis Anxiety Arrhythmias and Heart Failure Asthma

B Back Pain Bell's Palsy

C Cancer Care Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Childbirth Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Pain Colds and Flu COPD Coronary Heart Disease Cystitis

D Dementia Depression Dysmenorrhoea

E Eczema and Psoriasis Endometriosis

F Facial Pain Female Fertility Fibromyalgia Frozen Shoulder

G Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders Gout

H Headache Hypertension

I Infertility ART Insomnia Irritable Bowel Syndrome

K Kidney Stones

M Male Infertility Menopausal Symptoms Migraines Multiple Sclerosis

N Nausea and Vomiting Neck Pain Neuropathic Pain

O Obstetrics Osteoarthritis

P Palliative Care Parkinson's Disease PCOS Post-Operative Pain Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

R Raynaud's Rheumatoid arthritis

S Sciatica Sinusitis Sports Injuries Stress Stroke

T Tennis elbow Thyroid disease Tinnitus Type-2 Diabetes

U Urinary Incontinence V Vertigo

References: (1) British Acupuncture Council, https://www.acupuncture.org.uk/category/a-to-z-of-conditions/a-to-z- of-conditions.html (2) McDonald, J. Janz, J. 2017, The Acupuncture Evidence Project, AACMA, https://www.acupuncture.org.au/resources/publications/the- acupuncture-evidence-project-a-comparative-literature-review-2017/