The World Health Organization (WHO) lists approximately four dozen different conditions that can legitimately be treated by acupuncture.

The most common benefits for acupuncture in the West include: Pain Management, Asthma, Drug Abuse, Alcoholism, Smoking, Stroke, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Gynecological and Obstetric Problems, and Sexual Problems.

Additional research and treatment modalities continue to be developed as traditional and western approaches meld and become more holistic in their focus.