Absolutely! Each system of medicine has its own areas of greatest effectiveness. Acupuncture excels those areas in which conventional,Western Medicine falls short. Chronic disease,pain control and those conditions listed below are some of those specialties.

Neurological	Musculo- Skeletal	Digestive	Eye, Ear, Dental	Respiratory
Headache	Muscle pain and weakness	Abdominal pain	Poor vision, central retinitis	Allergies
Migraines	Sciatica	Hyperacidity	Cataract (without complications)	Sinusitis
Post-operative pain	Backache or pain	Chronic diarrhea	Tinnitus, nervous deafness	Common cold
Stroke residuals	Sports injuries	Indigestion	Toothache	Tonsillitis
Parkinson's disease	Fibromyalgia	Constipation	Post extraction pain	Bronchitis
Bladder dysfunction	Muscle cramping	Hepatitis	Gum problems	Asthma
Trigeminal neuralgia	Arthritis	Krohn's disease
	Disc problems	Irritable bowel syndrome
		Ulcers
		Ulcerative colitis
Gynecology	Emotional	Metabolic Disorders	Cancer	Aids
Fibroids/ ovarian cysts	Insomnia	Hyper/ Hypothyroidism	During/ after radiation or chemotherapy (especially nausea, poor appetite, pain)	Neuropathy
Infertility	Depression	Diabetes		Pain
PMS, cramps	Anxiety	Peripheral neuropathy		General welfare
Menopausal symptoms	Nervousness
Dysmenorrhea	Neurosis
Amenorrhea

Another method is Chinese herbal medicine. Prescriptions are taken internally,either to nourish a deficient condition, or to clear blockages and pathogens.