But from what I have read, it sure sounds like it

Some people have tried acupuncture for physical pain like back problems. I suppose it is a possibility for many other applications, also, but I'd think the mind might come into play. Believe it helps strongly enough and it just might. When it first became popular back in the 70s or 80s, I had a friend who had some treatments for migraine headache and it helped. There's supposed to be a spot for most every malady. Wish I could find mine.

I sure wouldn't want an amateur doing it.

I doubt acupuncture would harm her, so I suppose it's worth trying rather than wonder if it would help. I think some insurance covers it, but then the rules have changed so much, who knows?

I believe she has tried everything under the sun so far.

I am really trying to stay out of it. I am not going to give any advice or even comment

The reason I posted was because of having never heard of dry needle to see if anyone else had.

went this route and swear by it,after trying endless therapies short of Surgery.

It's not miraculous, but it seems to work on knots.

I had it done by a doctor/acupuncturist for awhile, then I just did it myself. He calls it "medical acupuncture" because it goes straight to the pain site as opposed to the other type that doesn't. Trigger point injections work on the same principle. They disrupt pain.

The downside of doing it yourself is that you can only do one needle at a time and the needles get dull. I struggle with chronic pain and utilize numerous modalities. I say it is about as effective as TENS or Electrical Stim. It does seem to be the most effective for suboccipit trigger points. (Right where the head and the back of the neck meet)