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Traditional Acupuncture Association Cyprus
Registered by Cyprus Government under the Societies and Institutions Law 1972-2017
EUROPEAN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE ASSOCIATION
LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM EUROPEAN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE ASSOCIATION
26 May 2022
Dear Dr. Andreas Nikolaou,
Our board has had an opportunity to review the PTAA application for membership.
We want to thank you for your patience during the application process. It has had to go
through a series of several committees: governance, advocacy, and education.
The ETCMA is an umbrella association representing 31 member societies from 24 different Countries. The mission of the ETCMA is to promote and develop standards and structures that will enable healthcare policymakers to have the confidence to incorporate the provision of Chinese medicine into national healthcare systems through the establishment of a profession whose practitioners are safe, competent, and ethical.
Again, we would like to welcome PTAA as an
Associate Member and look forward to
collaborating with you as we reach towards having One Voice in our pursuit of
advancing
TCM Internationally.
I am at your disposal for anything you may want to discuss. Please set up a
meeting with our secretary, Georgette Young. She will go over the procedures for getting PTAA on board.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Shen to Shen...
Dr. Yair Maimon, ETCMA President
Acute Tonsillitis
Acute bronchitis
Bronchial asthma (most effective in children and in patients without complicating diseases)
Disorders of the eye:
Acute conjunctivitis
Central retinitis
Myopia (in children)
Cataract (without complications)
Disorders of the mouth:
Toothache, post extraction pain
Gingivitis
Acute and chronic pharyngitis
Today's science shows Acupuncture can also be used effectively in:
Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Allergies
Blood pressure problems
Infertility
Sexual dysfunction (low libido, erectile dysfunction)
Breech position in pregnancy
Induction of labor
Rheumatoid arthritis
Though today we know this list to be more extensive, in 1979 the World Health Organization (WHO) published the following list of common conditions proven to respond to TCM Acupuncture:
Mental-Emotional:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Insomnia
Upper Respiratory Tract:
Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis
Common Cold
Gastro-intestinal disorders:
Spasms of the esophagus and cardia
Hiccough
Gastroptosis
Acute and chronic gastritis
Gastric hyperacidity
Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
Acute duodenal ulcer (without complications)
Acute and chronic colitis
Acute bacillary dysentery
Constipation
Constipation
Diarrhea
Paralytic ileus
Neurological and Musculo-skeletal Disorders:
Headache and migraine
Trigeminal neuralgia (TMJ)
Facial palsy (early stage, i.e. within six months)
Pareses following a stroke
Peripheral neuropathies
Sequelae of poliomyelitis (early sage i.e. within six months)
Meniere's disease
Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting)
Intercostal neuralgia
Cervicobrachial syndrome
"Frozen shoulder", "Tennis
elbow"
Sciatica
Low-back pain
Osteoarthritis