Tennis Elbow & Acupuncture There seems to be plenty of evidence that Acupuncture can relieve the pain and some of the other symptoms of Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow… Acupuncture is a technique that falls under the broader category of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM.) A typical Acupuncture treatment involves the insertion of very thin, filament needles into specific points in the body. And these points, or places, are along 12 invisible pathways that Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to as ‘Meridians’ The theory is that this intervention can “unblock” the flow of energy – referred to as ‘Qi’ or ‘Chi’ in TCM – which is thought to flow along these Meridian pathways in the body. And restoring the normal flow of this energy is thought to be essential to healing and the reversal of disease in TCM. “Acupuncture effectively treats tennis elbow by allowing for a more natural energy (Qi) flow throughout the body.” “In the Traditional Chinese Medical perspective Qi flows through the body along pathways also known