L/A Community Acupuncture

Since it's behind a paywall, here's the intro:

"A needle prick doesn’t seem like it should quiet severe pain. But in some cases, it does—easing migraines, dulling pain, even helping patients endure childbirth. In one randomized trial in emergency settings, acupuncture relieved acute pain more quickly and effectively than intravenous morphine, with fewer side effects.

Acupuncture, a practice rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has long occupied a gray zone between medicine and mystery: widely used to treat pain, yet often dismissed as a placebo.

But advances in imaging and clinical research are shifting that view. Scientists are uncovering how a needle can trigger a chain reaction inside the body, activating immune cells, releasing pain-modulating chemicals, and altering brain activity. What’s emerging is a clearer picture of a measurable, body-wide response—one that is helping position acupuncture as a low-cost, non-addictive option in pain management worldwide."

Scientists are finally decoding how acupuncture eases pain Your body has a built-in painkiller system. Acupuncture may switch it on.