I've tried acupuncture a couple times, the treatment is very different for each practitioner. The first one I saw just inserted the needles where I was sore ( at that time, my condition was thought to be tennis elbows, as my pain was mainly in my elbows)she simply asked where the pain was and then placed the needle.

the second one I tried, was very different, she placed the needles in my hands and elbows but also in my feet and knees. it was very clear that she went by the textbooks and the acupuncture meridians.

I didn't get much relief from either one, and besides that acupuncture is very expensive here in Denmark (around 80$ per treatment). With that being said ive heard numerous people who has been helped by acupuncture.