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.