TIL in spite of being so much useful in various diseases 'Acupuncture-the 5000 years old medicinal technique' is considered to be superstitious by some and some called it "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action.

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These are the disease in which acupuncture is effective: Feritility, Despers, Allergies, alcohol dependence,[150] angina pectoris,[151] ankle sprain,[152][153] Alzheimer's disease,[154] attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,[155][156] autism,[157][158] asthma,[159][160] bell's palsy,[161][162] traumatic brain injury,[163] carpal tunnel syndrome,[164] chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,[165] cardiac arrhythmias,[166] cerebral hemorrhage,[167] cocaine dependence,[168] constipation,[169] depression,[170][171] diabetic peripheral neuropathy,[172] drug detoxification,[173][174] dry eye,[175] primary dysmenorrhoea,[176] enuresis,[177] endometriosis,[178] epilepsy,[179] erectile dysfunction,[180] essential hypertension,[181] glaucoma,[182] gynaecological conditions (except possibly fertility and nausea/vomiting),[183] hot flashes,[184][185][186] hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in neonates,[187] insomnia,[188][189] induction of childbirth,[190] irritable bowel syndrome,[191] labor pain,[192][193] lumbar spinal stenosis,[194] major depressive disorders in pregnant women,[195] musculoskeletal disorders of the extremities,[196] myopia,[197] obesity,[198][199] obstetrical conditions,[200] Parkinson's disease,[201][202] polycystic ovary syndrome,[203] premenstrual syndrome,[204] preoperative anxiety,[205] psychological symptoms associated with opioid addiction,[206] restless legs syndrome,[207] schizophrenia,[208] sensorineural hearing loss,[209] smoking cessation,[210] stress urinary incontinence,[211] acute stroke,[212] stroke rehabilitation,[213] temporomandibular joint dysfunction,[214][215] tennis elbow,[216] labor induction,[217] tinnitus,[218][219] uremic itching,[220] uterine fibroids,[221] vascular dementia,[222] and whiplash.[22

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