Korean Hand Acupuncture
Acupuncture is normally associated with the Chinese, but other people too have introduced their own versions. One of them is Korean hand acupuncture.
Korean Hand Acupuncture
Although there are different types of acupuncture that vary in some ways from Traditional Chinese acupuncture, Korean Hand Acupuncture is comparatively new treatment. It was first introduced in 1971 by Dr. Yu Tao Woo. Since then, it has rapidly become popular. The underlying assumption of Korean Hand Acupuncture is that the hand can mirror the whole human body. A mini version of all of the bodies Meridians and acupuncture points are present in the human hand.
As the hand is really a map of the acupuncture points of the whole body, treatments can be carried out by solely arousing the points on the hand. This is achieved by inserting very small needles that hardly penetrate the skin or by exerting manual pressure. Small acupatches are very effective in this procedure. The “surround the dragon” concept of acupuncture is frequently used. As points associated with specific organs are all placed very close to the hand, these points can be subjected to a massive pressure attack simultaneously.
Of all the reasons responsible for the popularity of Korean Hand Acupuncture, one is that it is far safer than traditional acupuncture. This is taking the things too extreme because acupuncture is regarded as safest procedure. So if you get similar results with even safer procedure using the same general principles, it would certainly become popular.
But proponents of Korean Hand Acupuncture are very practical. They do not labor under the illusion that this procedure is a type of miracle treatment that will one day replace all other types of Medicine, not even body acupuncture. It is regarded as a tool that is beneficial in treating specific conditions. Korean Hand Acupuncture, and its concept of Koryo Sooji Chim, can rank along with Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine to cure and eliminate pain and disease in humans.
