CONDITIONS TREATED
What conditions are typically treated by TCM?
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a full medical system and, as such, can be used to treat any type of condition. Treatment effectiveness will depend on the type of condition, its severity, chronicity and so on.TCM does not use Western labels to describe the conditions that it treats. It only uses Chinese Medical terminology. However, Acupuncture TCM and other methods of TCM are commonly used to treat conditions, among other, which have the following Western 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 are the following:Infections
| Bronchitis | Children's Infections | Common cold |
| Coughs | Flu | Pneumonia |
| Viral-infections |
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 |
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 |
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 |
