WHAT WE TREAT

Conditions We Treat

Personalized Acupuncture & Holistic Care for Your Health Concerns

At Acupuncture for Balanced Wellness, we provide individualized care for a wide range of health concerns. Our experienced Chicago acupuncturists look beyond individual symptoms to understand the patterns and factors that may be contributing to how you feel.

Explore the conditions we commonly work with below. Click an icon to jump to the corresponding section and learn more about our approach and treatment options. Some conditions link to additional information about our approach and treatment options.

Pain & Musculoskeletal Conditions
Fertility, Hormonal & Reproductive Health
Stress, Sleep & Emotional Wellness
Digestive & Metabolic Health
Autoimmune, Inflammatory & Chronic Conditions
Allergy, Respiratory & Immune Health
Lifestyle & Wellness Support
Man getting sports acupuncture on knee for pain relief

Pain & Musculoskeletal Conditions

Acupuncture is commonly used to help manage both acute and chronic pain, reduce muscle tension, and support recovery from injuries. It can stimulate the body’s natural pain-relieving mechanisms and increase circulation to the treated area, helping bring oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and supporting the body’s natural healing and recovery processes.

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Back, Neck & Joint Pain

Muscle, Tendon & Sports Injuries

Head, Nerve & Chronic Pain

Acupuncture treatment on abdomen

Fertility, Hormonal & Reproductive Health

Acupuncture can provide support through many stages of reproductive and hormonal health - from fertility and IVF to menstrual concerns, PMS/PMDD, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause. Treatment can help regulate menstrual cycles, ease menstrual pain and PMS symptoms, support reproductive health and fertility, and help manage common symptoms associated with hormonal changes.

Acupuncture is also commonly used alongside IVF to boost success rates and support patients throughout the fertility treatment process.

Fertility

Menstrual & Hormonal Health

  • PCOS
  • Endometriosis
  • Dysmenorrhea (Painful Periods)
  • Irregular Menstrual Cycles
  • PMS / PMDD
  • Uterine Fibroids
  • Hormonal Imbalances

Pregnancy

Perimenopause & Menopause

Men's Reproductive Health

  • Erectile Dysfunction
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
  • Male Fertility
Relaxing acupuncture treatment

Stress, Sleep & Emotional Wellness

Acupuncture has positive balancing effects on nervous system regulation and can be an effective and holistic approach to stress, sleep, relaxation, and emotional well-being. By shifting the body out of fight-or-flight, it calms an overactive mind and promotes deep, restorative rest. We may enhance these benefits with traditional herbal therapy and practical diet and lifestyle adjustments tailored to your routine. Together, these gentle therapies soothe anxiety, stabilize your mood, and help you regain a lasting sense of emotional balance and vitality.

Abdominal acupuncture treatment

Digestive & Metabolic Health

Acupuncture can serve as a powerful tool for calming the nervous system, reducing gut inflammation, and restoring natural digestive rhythm. By gently regulating the gut-brain connection, acupuncture can help treat chronic issues like bloating, cramping, and sluggish motility while simultaneously improving blood flow to support your overall metabolic function. It can also serve as a powerful aid in helping with weight management by lowering stress hormones, reducing cravings, and supporting overall metabolic health. Herbal therapy, dietary, lifestyle advice, and Functional Medicine may also be used to deepen and further enhance support for digestive and metabolic health.

Individualized treatments for back pain

Autoimmune, Inflammatory & Chronic Conditions

Acupuncture can help regulate the body’s inflammatory response by influencing the nervous system, circulation, and chemical messengers involved in inflammation and pain. This can help calm excessive inflammatory activity and relieve symptoms such as pain, stiffness, fatigue, and stress that commonly accompany chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. Acupuncture also supports healthy immune regulation, providing a whole-person approach that works with the body’s natural mechanisms for maintaining balance.

Man getting acupuncture for sinus issues

Allergy, Respiratory & Immune Health

Acupuncture can support a more balanced immune response, helping calm immune hypersensitivity while providing relief from symptoms associated with allergies, sinus issues and other respiratory concerns.

Woman getting quality acupuncture

Lifestyle & Wellness Support

Acupuncture can support general wellness by helping the body maintain balance, manage everyday stress, and promote a healthy lifestyle as well as healthy aging. 

Don't See Your Condition Listed?

Acupuncture is used as part of care for many different health concerns, and every patient's situation is unique. If you don't see your specific concern listed, contact our office to find out whether acupuncture or one of our other services may be appropriate for you.