| Acknowledgements |
| Introduction |
| 1. General considerations |
| 2. Review of clinical trial reports |
| | 2.1. Pain |
| | | 2.1.1. Head and face |
| | | 2.1.2. Locomotor system |
| | | 2.1.3. Gout |
| | | 2.1.4. Biliary and renal colic |
| | | 2.1.5. Traumatic or postoperative pain |
| | | 2.1.6. Dentistry |
| | | 2.1.7. Childbirth |
| | | 2.1.8. Surgery |
| | 2.2. Infections |
| | 2.3. Neurological disorders |
| | 2.4. Respiratory disorders |
| | 2.5. Digestive disorders |
| | 2.6. Blood disorders |
| | 2.7. Urogenital disorders |
| | 2.8. Gynaecological and obstetric disorders |
| | 2.9. Cardiovascular disorders |
| | 2.10. Psychiatric disorders and mental disturbances |
| | 2.11. Paediatric disorders |
| | 2.12. Disorders of the sense organs |
| | 2.13. Skin diseases |
| | 2.14. Cancers |
| | 2.15. Other reports |
| 3. Diseases and disorders that can be treated with acupuncture |
| 4. Summary table of controlled clinical trials |
| References |
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