The research is clear: Acupuncture reduces chronic pain better than drugs

Natural News: When you feel pain, what do you do? If it’s minor, you might ignore it and hope it goes away on its own. If you’re still feeling it after some time has passed, perhaps you’ll alternate heat and ice or get some OTC pain pills. If it’s chronic pain, you might turn to physical therapy or your doctor might prescribe you long-term painkillers. One solution most people won’t try, however, could be the most effective option of all: acupuncture.

Acupuncture is one of the world’s oldest healing arts, but it has never quite caught on in the west the way it has in other places. In this procedure, a trained professional inserts super thin needles into your skin at various points around your body. Chinese medicine believes this helps correct imbalances in your qi, or the flow of energy in the body; Western medicine generally believes it works by impacting your immune system, hormone levels or neurotransmitters...read more>>>...