Study: Acupuncture helps soothe pain (Nightly News | Aired on September 10, 2012) rfong Posted on November 7, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized Nightly News | Aired on September 10, 2012 Study: Acupuncture helps soothe pain Data from 29 separate studies of 18,000 people confirms what many people already swear by: acupuncture works, especially for treatment of body back and neck pain, arthritis and headaches. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.