Its primary notoriety is the utilization of needles placed in the skin at various locations to relieve pain or affect a body part.

WHAT IS MERIDIAN THERAPY?

Meridian therapy is the accepted name employed by those who practice the principle of Acupuncture without the use of a penetrating needle.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

This is Acupuncture's goal -to restore normalcy to the body's energy balance by utilizing a  combination of Acupoints located on the twelve meridians.  This is accomplished by a variety of means, the needle is just one.

TREATMENT IS PAINLESS

CONDITIONS TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE-

Acute and chronic pain relief, migraine, tension cluster and sinus headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, bladder dysfunction, bed wetting, cervical(neck) pain, and mid-back pain, low low shoulder, tennis elbow, post-operative pain relief, gastric problems, asthma, allergies, skin conditions, hemorrhoids, abnormal blood pressure, fatigue, anxiety, neurologic syndrome, various eye problems, etc., etc. 
This is only a partial list of the numerous conditions Acupuncture has been credited with helping.

ADDICTION CONTROL

One of the most noteworthy addictions  Acupuncture helps is smoking.