There’s real science behind acupuncture's effects on mood, pain, and immune health.

what does acupuncture even actually do so there are three things that scientifically acupuncture does and I tell this to my patients all the time when they're looking at diagrams like this and wondering how could you needle my foot and my gallbladder attack symptoms went away so the first is that when scientists look with thermography and fmri Technology they can actually detect that some Imaging Studies have shown that there's changes in skin temperature along these meridians and channel Pathways and that actually specific acupuncture points really do modulate brain activ ity in specific regions related to pain emotions and sensory processing the second thing acupuncture can do is release endorphins so you know when you go for a long run or you work out really hard and then you're in a euphoric state for several hours that's partially due to endorphins now in this case acupuncture has been shown to stimulate the release of these endorphins and also other neurotransmitters which can help reduce pain and inflammation and also improve your mood like treat anxiety or depression and finally if you've ever seen those trendy La massage videos on lymphatic drainage