I have had acupuncture given by a few different practitioners, the last being Ping Wong, a wonderful person who incorporates some massage into what she did to me.
I had a frozen shoulder, a very painful condition. I know that what she did helped me to heal as well as I did, I have full range of motion now. Also, during headache season, my son got married last year. I was pretty stressed out for lots of family reasons, wedding included. I went to see Ping and was able to skate through that wedding like I was on cloud nine. Acupuncture is great. See if you can find someone who has been doing it a long time, I think their confidence helps !