Following are some of the most common indications for acupuncture:**

*Pain of most types, and of short or long duration, including fibromyalgia, headache, back and neck pain, knee pain, and many more.

*Smoking cessation.

* Gynecological difficulties; menstrual pain, PMS, menopause symptoms and  infertility, including IVF.

*Anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep disorders.

*To facilitate healing from injuries, surgery, and infections.

*Bowel difficulties, including irritable bowel syndrome.

*Disorders related to other internal organs, including lung, kidney, gall bladder, uterus.

*Nausea and other chemotherapy side effects.  Nausea in pregnancy.

*Immune system imbalance, allergies, sinus problems.

*Treatment for imbalances in early stages of an illness, before symptoms
appear.  Prevention of many conditions.

**These indications are established in the western medical literature to varying degrees. More information about the status of research in acupuncture is available on this site and elsewhere.