Knee replacement surgery is a very common procedure, and one that may take months for recovery. Patients have to wait a couple weeks or more before starting physical therapy, but acupuncture treatments can start right away. The study this article concludes that regular acupuncture administered three times a week for three weeks immediately following surgery resulted in study participants experiencing less pain, inflammation, and greater mobility than the control group! Acupuncture has a strong track record of helping patients with knee pain whether from osteoarthritis, RA, or traumatic injury.