In 1980, the W.H.O. formally announced more than forty different disorders which it recognizes as being treatable effectively with acupuncture, including respiratory, stomach, eye, neurological, and muscular and orthopedic disorders. (For a detailed listing please refer to Acupuncture--Facts and Figures.)
西元一九八○年，世界衛生組織正式公佈了四十多種疾病狀況，認為針灸可能對其有療效，其中包括呼吸、胃腸、眼睛、神經和肌肉骨骼系統的毛病（詳見「針灸小檔案」）。