Watch this BBC documentary about the science of acupuncture
As part of the documentary, you will see an young women having an open heart surgery without any anaesthetics, using just acupuncture, a 3,000 years old medical procedure. You will also see how it helps to treat migraines and many other conditions. Millions people have started believing that acupuncture works better than conventional medicine. This documentary explains about astonishing healing power of acupuncture and its booming market in western world.
Acupuncture is a collection of procedures which involves the stimulation of points on the body using a variety of techniques, such as penetrating the skin with needles that are then manipulated manually or by electrical stimulation. It is one of the main treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and is among the oldest healing practices in the world.