Pain

Clinical data suggests that as well as treating alcohol dependence, stroke, and nausea, and vomiting it also treats pain. In particular headaches, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and low back pain. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we are taught differential diagnoses of headaches. They are not all the same and should be treated differently. For over 20 years there has been convincing scientific evidence of an endorphinergic basis for acupuncture-induced decreases in at least.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends considering acupuncture as a treatment option for:

Acupuncture has been shown that to be helpful for several pain conditions, including back or neck pain, knee pain associated with osteoarthritis, and postoperative pain.

Further analysis of the available data from 20 studies of people with painful conditions (back pain, osteoarthritis, neck pain, or headaches) showed that the beneficial effects of acupuncture continued for a year after the end of treatment for all conditions except neck pain.

Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Review of the Clinical Literature (thechifarm.com)