RESEARCH CONDUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF: Yang Ming Chu, Ph.D., George Washington University, Yao Wu (Sam) Lee, O.M.D., Ph.D., Washington Acupuncture Center Daniel Weiner, M.D., Ph.D., Veterans Administration Hospital RESULTS OF ACUPUNCTURE Condition Treated Number Of Cases Number of Treatments Improvement Significant Slight None Alcoholism 205 6-20 174 10 21 Allergies 287 6-22 256 28 3 Arthritis Degenerative Rheumatoid 2346 827 6-34 10-66 1955 634 367 177 24 16 Bursitis 683 6-16 584 81 18 Cerebral Palsy 42 10-55 30 10 2 Depression 872 6-28 686 183 3 Drug Addiction 68 6-37 52 2 14 Headaches 673 6-48 539 28 6 Insomnia 396 6-10 334 38 24 Lumbar Disc Syndrome 734 6-16 653 44 37 Menopausal Syndrome 266 6-24 251 12 3 Multiple Sclerosis 528 10-68 449 74 5 Neurosensory Deafness 569 10-60 293 204 72 Obesity 317 6-24 210 71 36 Pain, Chronic 2106 6-32 1847 227 32 Paresis 475 10-182 293 102 80 Parkinsonism 123 10-34 58 38 27 Sexual Impotence 98 6-12 56 24 18 Tendonitis 207 6-24 130 46 31 Trigeminal Neuralgia 84 6-18 62 14 8 Whiplash Residuals 76 6-16 52 19 5 These statistics were compiled by the Washington Acupuncture Center 4 / 73-4 / 76. Some patients were treated for more than one of these conditions.