There is a robust and continually emerging body of clinical evidence for acupuncture in the amelioration of pain for a wide variety of conditions, as the needles stimulate the release of endogenous—synthesized in your body—opioids, such as endorphins, and talk to the nervous system via a handful of other impactful pathways. Yes, you heard that right. It’s like taking a powerful and completely natural pain medicine from the inside out, but with lasting effects as well.