12/02/2026
Research in acupuncture is increasing every year and creating more and more understanding of how acupuncture can assist with treatment of diseases.
The research below from science direct states that after 862 systematic reviews/metanalyses were reviewed it was found that evidence shows a positive effect for ten medical conditions, another 82 showed evidence of potential positive effects and there was 86 medical indications that had insufficient evidence with no evidence for 6 conditions. Although higher-quality trials are required to further support this.
The ten positive effects were shown for:
- Chronic pain
- Low-back pain
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Postoperative nausea and vomiting
- Migraine
- Tension-Type Headaches
- Cancer-related fatigue
- Menopausal symptoms
- Female infertility (additional to medical reproductive treatment)
- Chronic prostatitis/Chronic pelvic pain syndrome in Men
Over the last decades, acupuncture research has increased drastically. As a result, it has become more and more difficult to oversee the amount of evi…