✅Acupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis In addition to medications, many people with AS look to complementary approaches to help manage their symptoms. Acupuncture is one complementary method that help certain people with AS manage the chronic symptoms, particularly pain. ✅📝Acupuncture is a type of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted through the skin at strategic points on the body. Acupuncture is most often used to treat pain, although it is used by people for other symptoms and conditions as well. In traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is described as a technique for balancing chi (pronounced chee), the life force energy that flows through the body in pathways called meridians.