There has been a great deal of research into the efficacy of acupuncture over the last few years, so in order to help sift ‘fact from fiction’ the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) have compiled a selection of fact sheets which provide accurate and unbiased general information for a variety of conditions. Clicking on the links below will allow you to access information on:

Acne … Allergic rhinitis … Anxiety … Arrhythmias and Heart Failure … Asthma … Back pain … Bell’s palsy … Cancer care … Carpal tunnel syndrome … Childbirth …. Chronic fatigue syndrome … Chronic pain … Colds and flu … COPD … Coronary heart disease … Cystitis … Dementia … Dentistry … Depression … Dysmenorrhoea … Eczema and Psoriasis … Endometriosis … Facial pain … Female fertility … Fibromyalgia … Frozen shoulder … Gastrointestinal tract disorders … Gout … Headache … Herpes … HIV infection … Hypertension … Infertility ART … Insomnia … Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) … Kidney stones … Male infertility … Menopausal symptoms … Migraines … Multiple sclerosis … Nausea and vomiting … Neck pain … Neuropathic pain … Obesity … Obstetrics … Osteoarthritis … Palliative care … Parkinson’s disease … PCOS … Post-operative pain … Post-traumatic stress disorder … Premenstrual syndrome … Puerperium … Raynaud’s … Rheumatoid arthritis … Sciatica … Sinusitis … Sports Injuries … Stress … Stroke … Substance misuse … Tennis elbow … Thyroid disease … Tinnitus … Type-2 Diabetes … Urinary incontinence …  Vertigo