Five Element Acupuncture is one of the most ancient forms of acupuncture and can be traced back to the days of the Yellow Emperor, who was the first emperor of China, ruling from 2698 – 2598 BCE. Five Element Acupuncture can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions, from a frozen shoulder to anxiety, to arthritis, to fertility issues.
Below is a list of conditions that the World Health Organisation (WHO) endorses acupuncture for:
- Arthritis;
- Adverse reactions to radiotherapy/chemotherapy;
- Asthma;
- Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever);
- Backache;
- Depression;
- Chronic fatigue;
- Peptic ulcer;
- acute and chronic gastritis;
- Depression;
- Facial pain;
- Eczema;
- Knee pain;
- Headache;
- Low back pain;
- High blood pressure;
- Morning sickness;
- Infertility;
- Neck pain;
- Insomnia;
- Periarthritis of the shoulder;
- Irregular or painful periods;
- Rheumatoid arthritis;
- Migraine;
- Sciatica;
- Stress;
- Tennis elbow.