Roger Mitchell asked:
Can I just go to an acupuncturist, give him my hand and walk away feeling healthier without having to undress or even lay on a table? As of 1971, the answer to that question is yes. Korean hand acupuncture offers the same healing potential as more traditional varieties without any special procedures or time consuming redressing.
The History of Korean Hand Acupuncture:
Following in a 3000 year history of traditional Chinese medicine, Dr. Tae-Woo Yoo developed Korean hand acupuncture as a means to treat the body by treating only the fingers and palm of a patient. This style of acupuncture has been the subject of extensive research, in China, since then.
Later, in 1987, Dr. Yoo brought it with him to the United States where American practitioners and members of the medical community entered the research. As a result, Korean hand acupuncture has become a popular and less time consuming means for patients to receive the health benefits of acupuncture.
Korean Hand Acupuncture:
Like ear acupuncture and self acupuncture, Korean hand acupuncture evolved around fractal theory. This theory has evolved to include the concept that the human body is made up of fractions that represent the whole (e.g. the ear represents the human body in a fetal position). In this style of acupuncture, the entirety of the human body is represented by a patient’s hand. The following are some examples of this:
Liver is represented by the thumb
Heart is represented by the index finger
Spleen is represented by the middle finger
Lung is represented by the ring finger
Kidney is represented by the little finger
Depending upon the ailment, the Korean hand acupuncturist can focus on one or more fingers while concurrently treating the patient with heat, cold, metal, fire or water depending upon the needs in question. For other disorders, the palm of the patients hand may be the site of an acupuncture therapy session.
Risk Factors:
Similar to most forms of acupuncture, Korean hand acupuncture is virtually risk free. Providing the acupuncturist is following federally mandated guidelines and using sterile and/or pre-packaged needles, there really is not much worry with this style of therapy. Korean hand acupuncture needles are very small; in fact, they should not exceed a quarter of an inch in length. But, a hand is not very wide, right? Absolutely! However, it must be noted that these needles only penetrate the skin far enough to regulate the flow of qi (chi) in the body. Therefore, a single needle only needs to penetrate one millimeter.
Minimal pain, twenty minute visits, and no drugs or injections are all extremely good reasons to visit a Korean hand acupuncturist as a means toward living a healthier life. Since 1987, Korean hand acupuncture clinics and practitioners have begun working across the United States. Often, practitioners provide more than one style for a patient, which means that therapy need not be limited to a single form or even one that requires redressing and time-consuming appointments.
Can I just go to an acupuncturist, give him my hand and walk away feeling healthier without having to undress or even lay on a table? As of 1971, the answer to that question is yes. Korean hand acupuncture offers the same healing potential as more traditional varieties without any special procedures or time consuming redressing.
The History of Korean Hand Acupuncture:
Following in a 3000 year history of traditional Chinese medicine, Dr. Tae-Woo Yoo developed Korean hand acupuncture as a means to treat the body by treating only the fingers and palm of a patient. This style of acupuncture has been the subject of extensive research, in China, since then.
Later, in 1987, Dr. Yoo brought it with him to the United States where American practitioners and members of the medical community entered the research. As a result, Korean hand acupuncture has become a popular and less time consuming means for patients to receive the health benefits of acupuncture.
Korean Hand Acupuncture:
Like ear acupuncture and self acupuncture, Korean hand acupuncture evolved around fractal theory. This theory has evolved to include the concept that the human body is made up of fractions that represent the whole (e.g. the ear represents the human body in a fetal position). In this style of acupuncture, the entirety of the human body is represented by a patient’s hand. The following are some examples of this:
Liver is represented by the thumb
Heart is represented by the index finger
Spleen is represented by the middle finger
Lung is represented by the ring finger
Kidney is represented by the little finger
Depending upon the ailment, the Korean hand acupuncturist can focus on one or more fingers while concurrently treating the patient with heat, cold, metal, fire or water depending upon the needs in question. For other disorders, the palm of the patients hand may be the site of an acupuncture therapy session.
Risk Factors:
Similar to most forms of acupuncture, Korean hand acupuncture is virtually risk free. Providing the acupuncturist is following federally mandated guidelines and using sterile and/or pre-packaged needles, there really is not much worry with this style of therapy. Korean hand acupuncture needles are very small; in fact, they should not exceed a quarter of an inch in length. But, a hand is not very wide, right? Absolutely! However, it must be noted that these needles only penetrate the skin far enough to regulate the flow of qi (chi) in the body. Therefore, a single needle only needs to penetrate one millimeter.
Minimal pain, twenty minute visits, and no drugs or injections are all extremely good reasons to visit a Korean hand acupuncturist as a means toward living a healthier life. Since 1987, Korean hand acupuncture clinics and practitioners have begun working across the United States. Often, practitioners provide more than one style for a patient, which means that therapy need not be limited to a single form or even one that requires redressing and time-consuming appointments.
