Acupuncture for treatment of Neurological Conditions
Acupuncture can be effective in treating a wide array of neurological conditions, alone and in conjunction with other medical treatments, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and therapeutic yoga. The newly developing field of scalp acupuncture provides recovery to many patients suffering from complications from stroke, nerve pain, facial pain, migrains, Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO):
Neurological disorders are diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. In other words, the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. These disorders include epilepsy, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, cerebrovascular diseases including stroke, migraine and other headache disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, neuroinfections, brain tumours, traumatic disorders of the nervous system due to head trauma, and neurological disorders as a result of malnutrition.
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by neurological disorders. More than 6 million people die because of stroke each year; over 80% of these deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries. More than 50 million people have epilepsy worldwide. It is estimated that there are globally 47.5 million people with dementia with 7.7 million new cases every year – Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and may contribute to 60–70% of cases. The prevalence of migraine is more than 10% worldwide.
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