Health care providers and patients who receive acupuncture treatment spoke against the state budget cut on Medi-Cal’s acupuncture benefit on May 27, 2025, in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Health care providers and patients who receive acupuncture treatment spoke against the state budget cut on Medi-Cal’s acupuncture benefit on May 27, 2025, in San Francisco's Chinatown.

In the face of a $12 billion state deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget plan has sparked a wave of backlash among acupuncture advocates across the state. A coalition of San Francisco health ...

I tried acupuncture and had an unexpected experience - it was astonishing I decided to try out acupuncture for the first time, and during the second acupuncture treatment, something happened that ...

Back pain is a common reason for getting acupuncture—a traditional Chinese medicine practice that places fine needles into pressure points to promote healing.

You can also use acupuncture to treat older, fully healed scars. I started my own acupuncture treatment 31 years after my scars had healed.

Acupuncture can alleviate pain and improve function in patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disk, according to a Chinese study.

A new trial that compared acupuncture to a convincing placebo suggests that the treatment can help relieve sciatica pain.

Learn how acupuncture works, its pain relief benefits, and what to expect during a session, including its use for arthritis and other chronic pain conditions.

Have researchers proven the existence of acupoints by shoving needles into subjects brains? Will you soon be able to buy an OTC acupuncture kit at CVS? No! This is satire.

Can acupuncture help joint pain from arthritis and other conditions? Find out what the science says and what to expect if you try it.

Acupuncture may be used to alleviate SI joint pain due to sacroiliitis. Studies have generally found acupuncture to be effective at easing lower back pain Learn more.