Acupuncture -to understand acupuncture, I just want you to understand 2 concepts: 1. Your nervous system controls everything that happens in your body - an example of this is thinking of moving your finger, then moving it, then feeling it move, and then feeling what you touch. 2. Your nervous system is smart, and only focuses attention where it needs to most, if it has a problem somewhere, it will eventually stop trying to fix it, and find a way around it. An example of this is the fact that you can't "feel" the shirt or shoes you are wearing right now... your nervous system has noted this information as either unimportant or unchanging - either way - this is how acupuncture helps heal the human body - it tells the nervous system to focus on an area it has been trying to avoid, and this allows the opportunity for correction.
http://vimeo.com/34569022 to see acupuncture explained.