"This study shows there is something real about acupuncture and its effects on fibromyalgia," said Dr. David Martin, an anesthesiologist and the study's lead investigator. "Our study was performed on patients with moderate to severe fibromyalgia. It's my speculation that if acupuncture works for these patients with recalcitrant fibromyalgia--where previous treatments had not provided satisfactory relief--it would likely work for many of the millions of fibromyalgia patients."