Hand acupuncture

Hand acupuncture, also known as Koryo hand acupuncture,[1] is a modern system of acupuncture, created by Yu Tae-u in the 1970s,[2] in which the hand represents the entire body and is needled or stimulated during treatment.[3] Hand acupuncture is popular among the general population as a form of self-medication in Korea, and has adherents in Japan and North America;[2] it is also popular among overseas Koreans.[4] Korean hand acupuncture is different from American hand reflexology, another form of alternative medicine.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Yu, T'ae-u (1988). Koryo sooji chim. Eum Yang Mek Jin Pub. Co. ; San Mateo, CA : Distributed by the Koryo Hand Acupuncture Institute of America. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Selin, Helaine (2006-04-11). Medicine Across Cultures: History and Practice of Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 152. ISBN 9780306480942. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions. Elsevier Health Sciences. 2016-04-28. p. 998. ISBN 9780323414197. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Lee, Jonathan H. X.; Nadeau, Kathleen M. (2011). Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife. ABC-CLIO. p. 710. ISBN 9780313350665. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Oleson, Terry (2014). Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 33. ISBN 9780702035722. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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