Pain relief with acupuncture

I tried acupuncture to see if it might help me walk better. It didn’t, but it did get rid of the burning pain in my thighs.
I was taking a lot of pain relief, but still could not sleep all night. After two sessions the pain reduced, and my consumption of pain relief tablets went down. After six sessions I stopped taking tablets altogether. More importantly I was sleeping soundly through the night.
Accupuncture had no noticeable effect on anything else, except for one session that gave me lots of energy and vitality that lasted three days. Unfortunately this effect was not repeated.