Acupuncture has been around for millennia. The exact origins are murky and there is doubt if it even originated in China. The best evidence to date places acupuncture’s origin at 100 BCE. It was first described in the document ‘The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine.’  Back then, acupuncture was more about bloodletting than pain relief and the needles were typically unsterilized and huge. Interestingly, all traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) including acupuncture w