I’m on my 3rd bout of PMR, slowly decreasing prednisone. I had an interesting experience with accupuncture between 2nd and 3rd bouts when I thought I was in remission, but having lots of knee pain/leg pain. I signed up for 3 sessions and after each I would have unusual pain the next day. My acupuncturist had no answers, but in another conversation said that accupuncture stimulates the immune system so can make autoimmune conditions worse. I was diagnosed with PMR 4 months later. I realized later that the PMR was there and the accupuncture did not help, actually made it worse. So would not suggest accupuncture for PMR, though I have used it for different things