MEDICAL TOURISM – Know Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an important TCM component that can be traced back for three thousand years. Acupuncture has been well received and used worldwide today. According to the US National Institute of Health, acupuncture has shown superior efficacy than other known therapies “in adult post-operative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, and in post-operative dental pain. Conditions such as addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma show acupuncture to be a useful adjunct treatment or an acceptable alternative or be included in a comprehensive management program” (NIH 1997).