Acupuncture has been a technique of the Chinese for thousands of years to aid your body in many ways. Acupuncture helps every area of the body by sticking needles into the key area of the body that coincides with that organ or area of the body. It has been known to help with the following.
Stopping smoking
Migraines
Weight loss
Tension
Stress
Depression
Arthritis conditions
Bronchitis
Back Pain
Labor pains
So, as you can see there are many areas acupuncture is used in the medical field whether the medical profession thinks it helps or not. Many people swear by this form of treatment.
For many years, acupuncture was not known to us. James Reston who was a reporter for the New York Times had acupuncture done on his back after he had abdominal surgery in Beijing. He wrote an article about the doctors who did the treatment on him. Since then Americans have made 12 million visits a years to acupuncturists since 1993. Acupuncture has helped thousands of people lose weight worldwide.