Chicago – Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a variety of illnesses and relieve pain. Ashley Flores, a licensed acupuncturist in Chicago, told Health: “Acupuncture eases anxiety by regulating the nervous system, specifically by bringing the branches of the autonomic nervous system back into balance. Acupuncture treatment helps shift the body back into a relaxed state where the sympathetic system is more balanced and no longer dominating.” Elizabeth Trattner, a board-certified doctor of Chinese and integrative medicine who practices in Miami Beach, Florida, told Health: “Acupuncture restores homeostasis and encourages healing.”