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Javea, Alicante, Spain
I graduated from Acupuncture Colleges Sydney in 1982 and have been in private practice since.I have also been a lecturer at said college and internationally for a number of years as well as a board member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese medicine Association (AACMA)including 2 terms as national president. Moved to Spain in 2001 and set up practice in Javea and Moraira (Alicante) Modalities: Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, manipulative therapy and veterinary Acupuncture. Fellow AACMA. Honorary member Acupuncture Ethics and Standards Organization. Active member World Federation of Acupuncture Societies.

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

Recognition by the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Already in the 1980's the WHO has publickly anounced that Acupuncture is suitable for treating the following:
Ear, nose and throat disorders:
Toothaches, gingivitis, otitis, sinusitis, rhinitis, nasal catarrh, and tonsillitis.
Upper respiratory tract and respiratory disorders:
Common cold, bronchitis and bronchial asthma.
Gastrointestinal disorders:
Gastritis, gastric hyper acidity, duodenal ulcers, colitis, dysentery, constipation and diarrhea.
Neurological and musculoskeletal disorders:
Headaches, migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis, post-stroke paralysis, Meniere's disease, neurological bladder dysfunction, bed wetting, intercostal neuralgia, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, lower back pain and osteoarthritis.

In addition, acupuncture is used as a preventative treatment and a host of other conditions. Please mail me if you have a question regarding a specific disorder not mentioned here.

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