I have a terrible insomnia problem and nothing seems to be working. So I thought I'd give acupuncture a chance. I just don't understand how this will work for insomnia. Some info would be great! I'm on my last legs trying to sleep. 
I personally have had great results using acupuncture to help me sleep. Without going in to a long explanation, think of acupuncture as "re-wiring" your system to help nurture your body back to it's natural state of health. It's really painless. Your acupuncturist will use tiny needles the size of a human hair, maybe 10-12 of them, while you rest on a treatment table and relax. You may feel better after the first treatment, or it might take a few sessions for you to feel better. The acupuncturists often have Chinese herbs or even tea remedies they use in conjunction to help you.
For me, acupuncture helped me calm down enough physically and mentally to establish good sleep patterns again, and then I no longer needed it. Yay!
Chinese Medicine diagnoses a patient based on information communicated by that patient, pulse diagnostics, tongue presentation, and other observational data.
The diagnosis is given as an overall pattern of imbalance according to Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture points are then selected that will correct the imbalance. So if a pattern of stagnate Qi and Blood presents, we select points that influence the movement of Qi and Blood. If the pattern were to present as a deficiency in one of the Chinese Medicine body systems, we select points that stimulate the revitalization of that body system.
For insomnia I have found that Chinese herbal medicine in conjunction with Acupuncture treatment to offer the best, quickest resolutions.
References :
Certified Acupuncturist
Master of Science, Oriental Medicine
I personally have had great results using acupuncture to help me sleep. Without going in to a long explanation, think of acupuncture as "re-wiring" your system to help nurture your body back to it's natural state of health. It's really painless. Your acupuncturist will use tiny needles the size of a human hair, maybe 10-12 of them, while you rest on a treatment table and relax. You may feel better after the first treatment, or it might take a few sessions for you to feel better. The acupuncturists often have Chinese herbs or even tea remedies they use in conjunction to help you.
For me, acupuncture helped me calm down enough physically and mentally to establish good sleep patterns again, and then I no longer needed it. Yay!
References :
Med school instructor in Alternative and Complementary therapies