MEDICAL CONDITIONS TREATED BY TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a full medical system in its own right and, as such, can be used to treat all types of medical condition. Treatment effectiveness will depend upon a number of factors including, for example, the type of illness, its severity, chronicity and so on.
Wholly understandably, TCM does not use Western labels to describe the ailments that it treats. Instead it treats according to TCM principles and uses Chinese Medical terminology to describe the conditions treated, following a full Chinese Medical diagnosis. However, quite naturally, clients frequently present to the Acupuncture TCM Clinic with disorders which they themselves describe using Western medical names.
Western named conditions commonly seen in the TCM clinic
Some, but by no means all, of the most commonly seen complaints in the TCM clinic, as described by the clients themselves, include:
Infections
| Bronchitis |
Children's Infections |
Common cold |
| Coughs |
Flu |
Pneumonia |
| Viral-infections |
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General
| Angina |
Anorexia |
Anxiety |
| Allergies |
Arterial Disease |
Arthritis |
| Asthma |
Back pain |
Bladder problems |
| Bleeding gums |
Boils |
Bulimia |
| Cardio Vascular Syndrome |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
Catarrh |
| Chemo-therapy side-effects |
Cramps |
Colitis |
| Constipation |
Dental problems |
Depression |
| Dizziness |
Ear-ache |
Eczema |
| Emotional problems |
Facial paralysis |
Fainting |
| Fatigue |
Fever |
Frozen shoulder |
| Gallstones |
Gastric problems |
Glandular problems |
| Grief |
Haemorrhoids |
Hayfever |
| Headaches |
Heart problems |
High blood pressure |
| Hyperactivity |
Hyperventilation |
Hysteria |
| Incontinence |
Indigestion |
Inflammation |
| Insomnia |
Irritability |
Irritable bowel syndrome |
| Jaundice |
Jogger's injuries |
Joint problems |
| Kidney problems |
Liver complaints |
Loss of libido |
| Low blood pressure |
Lumbago |
Lung Illness |
| M.E. |
Mental problems |
Migraine |
| Motion sickness |
Mouth ulcers |
M.S. |
| Nausea |
Neck problems |
Nervous disorders |
| Nose bleeds |
Oedema/Fluid Retention |
Panic Attacks |
| Palpitations |
Phobias |
Psoriasis |
| Radiation side-effects |
Rashes |
Respiratory problems |
| Rheumatism |
Schizophrenia |
Sciatica |
| Shock |
Shoulder problems |
Sinusitis |
| Skin problems |
Slipped disc |
Sore throat |
| Speech disorders |
Stiffness |
Stomach complaints |
| Stress |
Stroke |
Tennis Elbow |
| Thyroid problems |
Tinnitus |
Tumours |
| Ulcers |
Urinary problems |
Voice loss |
| Vomiting |
Vertigo |
Warts |
| Worms |
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Female problems
| Absence of periods |
Anaemia |
Breast problems |
| Cystitis |
Discharges |
Fibroids |
| Fluid retention |
Frigidity |
Habitual miscarriage |
| Hot flushes |
Infertility |
Irregular periods |
| Lactation problems |
Mastitis |
Menopausal problems |
| Morning sickness |
Painful periods |
Pregnancy problems |
| Prolapse |
Thrush |
Vaginal infections |
Male problems
| Impotence |
Infertility |
Premature ejaculation |
| Prostate problems |
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Children's problems
| Bed-wetting |
Convulsions |
Hyperactivity |
| Infantile paralysis |
Measles |
Mumps |
| Nightmares |
Teething |
Whooping cough |
Addictions
| Alcohol |
Barbiturates |
Food |
| Heroin |
Tobacco |
Tranquilizers |
Pain
| Acupuncture and TCM can be effective in most types of pain |
