The use of alternative medicine in the Unites States has been gradually widening and more and more people are turning to traditional ways to resolve their health problems. This is perhaps related to the harmless nature of alternative medicine as it uses natural methods and also to the failure of complementary medicine in some cases to resolve some conditions especially when t comes to severe pain. Acupuncture is one of the alternative medicine practices whose popularity has been on the rise in recent times and which has helped numerous people to alleviate pain and live better lives. What is acupuncture? Before discussing the practice of acupuncture in Dallas, it is imperative to gain an understanding of acupuncture as an alternative medicine practice. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical practice that promotes natural healing in the body and improved functioning. It is done by inserting acupuncture needles to certain precise acupuncture points and then suing heat or electricity to stimulate these points. According to traditional Chinese medicine, there are channels of energy called meridians that flow in regular patterns in the body nourishing it. If there is a blockage in these channels, normal function fails. Needling the acupuncture points clears the blockages reestablishing regular flow of these channels and consequently, proper functioning of the organs and tissues nourished by these channels. Modern science has revised this explanation to claim that acupuncture points stimulate the nervous system to release chemicals that reduce pain and trigger release of substances that restore normal function such as hormones. Acupuncture in Dallas Acupuncture is usually practiced by medical professionals with proper training and licensure in Western medicine. Additionally, these professionals take on acupuncture as a specialty and as such, they use acupuncture, not as the only form of treatment, but...