Acupuncture or Sericatherapy: indications for children
A short list of children's ailments and problems in which acupuncture is a good therapy:
- abdominal pain, diarrhoea or (serious) constipation
- diminished appetite, selective eating
- infections (skin, tonsillas, oral herpes, aphthous ulcers)
- long-term cold, coughing
- warts or molluscum contagiosum
- eczema, dry skin
- sleeping problems, anxieties, insecurity
- earache, ear infection, cold, runny nose
- support in case of behavioural problems for example related to AD/HD and/or learning difficulties
- when potty training doesn’t work, bedwetting
- support in case of stuttering, extreme shyness
- babies: crying or disturbed nights, baby colic.

