Acupuncture has been recognised by the World Health Organisation for the following conditions:

• Headache, Facial pain, Dental pain, TMJ pain, Allergic Rhinitis
• Neck pain, tennis elbow, periarthritis of the shoulder, low back pain
• Knee pain, sciatica
• Nausea, vomiting, some other stomach problems, dysentery
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Post operative pain
• Some menstrual disorders, malposition of the foetus