Western medicine provides diagnoses based on the morphological changes of organs and tissue cells. Often, Western doctors find it difficult to diagnose and treat patients who are symptomatic but show no morphological changes during examination. In contrast, acupuncture bases its treatment on a patient’s symptoms. A patient can be treated by acupuncture provided that their symptoms are considered suitable for treatment.

Whereas Western medicine cannot suitably treat people who experience heart palpitations and dizziness if they show no morphological changes of high blood pressure or heart disease, acupuncture can treat these symptoms regardless of a patient’s diagnosis.

Acupuncture can relieve pain, such as neck pain,  lower back pain and stomachache.

Acupuncture can also relieve depression-and-anxiety based physical discomforts and physiological changes. It can treat such symptoms as palpitation, sweating, appetite loss, weakness and fatigue.

Another advantage of acupuncture is that there is no medinine side effects in its patients.