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BACKGROUNDAcupuncture is a form of alternative medicine, which originated in China in 100 BC. Special needles inserted into the body at special points were supposed to reduce pain sensation albeit subjectively. Since it modified the cognitive and affective sensations of pain, it was coupled with western treatment modalities. Evoked potentials are stand up waves, which are generated and conducted along sensory nerves on stimulation. Claims that these electrical impulses, especially in response to pain sense could be modified with acupuncture technique, were substantiated with several studies from time to time. Ours was one such attempt to provide objective evidence.