Acupuncture being used as complement to anesthesia in surgery

This is a good bit of video from a local Chicago newscast about the increasing use of acupuncture in hospital settings. It comes on the heels of, and mentions, some recent research that found that acupuncture, when used before and after surgery, can be amazingly helpful in lessening the amount of pain meds needed and thus reduce the side effects of those meds. Go watch it.