New
modality is safer than traditional acupuncture
Korean
Hand Acupuncture
By: Alien
Acupuncture is
usually associated with the Chinese, but there are other
disciplines. Korean hand acupuncture is one of them.
Korean Hand
Acupuncture
The things
that are classified as alternative medical treatments will often
depend on the background and physical location of the person doing
the classification. Surgery could very well be a form of alternative
medicine to a practitioner of Classical Chinese Medicine in the same
way that acupuncture is considered alternative medicine to a family
doctor in Missouri. A further testament to the complexities of
healing and to how little we still really understand is illustrated
by the fact that some alternative medical practices have
alternatives within themselves. Hand acupuncture is an example of
this.
Although there
are several forms of acupuncture that differ in some ways from
Traditional Chinese acupuncture, Korean Hand Acupuncture is a
relatively new treatment. It was developed in 1971 by Dr. Yu Tao
Woo. It has been gaining in popularity ever since its introduction.
The basic premise of Korean Hand Acupuncture is that the hand can be
used as a microcosm of the entire human body. A smaller scale of all
of the bodies Meridians and acupuncture points can be found within
the human hand.
Since the hand
is actually a map of the acupuncture points of the entire body,
treatments can be done by stimulating points on the hand alone. The
stimulation can be done with the insertion of very small needles
that barely penetrate the skin or it can come from manual pressure.
Small acupatches work very well in this procedure. The "surround the
dragon" concept of acupuncture is very commonly employed. Since
points relating to certain organs are all located in close proximity
of the hand, these points can all be subjected to a sort of massive
pressure attack all at once.
Among the
reasons leading to the popularity of Korean Hand Acupuncture is that
it is even safer than traditional acupuncture. This is really saying
much, too. Acupuncture is considered to be an extremely safe
procedure. This is usually cited as one of its biggest advantages.
So, if similar results can be achieved with an even safer procedure
that is using the same general principles, it would account for the
increasing popularity.
One thing can
be said in favor of Korean Hand Acupuncture. A review of the
writings of some of its adherents reveals no delusions that their
procedure is some sort of miracle treatment that will someday
replace all other forms of Medicine. They do not even expect it to
replace body acupuncture. It is seen as a tool that can be used in
the treatment of certain conditions. Korean Hand Acupuncture, and
its concept of Koryo Sooji Chim, can take its place alongside
Traditional Chinese Medicine and even Western Medicine in the battle
to maintain health in human beings and banish pain and disease.
About the
author: Alien writes for
Health doctor.
He also writes for
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and
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