Hand acupuncture

Koryo hand acupuncture{{cite book|last1=Yu|first1=T'ae-u|title=Koryo sooji chim|publisher=Eum Yang Mek Jin Pub. Co. ; San Mateo, CA : Distributed by the Koryo Hand Acupuncture Institute of America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=755LAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=13 August 2016|language=en|year=1988}} is a modern system of acupuncture, created by Yu Tae-u in the 1970s,{{cite book|last1=Selin|first1=Helaine|title=Medicine Across Cultures: History and Practice of Medicine in Non-Western Cultures|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=9780306480942|page=152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWcKBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA152|accessdate=13 August 2016|language=en|date=2006-04-11}} in which the hand represents the entire body and is needled or stimulated during treatment.{{cite book|title=Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9780323414197|page=998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIstDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA998|accessdate=13 August 2016|language=en|date=2016-04-28}} Koryo hand acupuncture is popular among the general population as a form of self-medication in Korea, and has adherents in Japan and North America; it is also popular among overseas Koreans.{{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Jonathan H. X.|last2=Nadeau|first2=Kathleen M.|title=Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313350665|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofas00leej/page/710 710]|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofas00leej|url-access=registration|accessdate=13 August 2016|language=en|year=2011}} Korean hand acupuncture is different from American hand reflexology, another form of alternative medicine.{{cite book|last1=Oleson|first1=Terry|title=Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9780702035722|page=33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QXVYAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA33|accessdate=13 August 2016|language=en|year=2014}} One of the main differences between the two forms of alternative therapies is that they each use a different hand microsystem, which is the idea that specific areas of the hand correspond to specific areas of the body.{{Cite web|url=https://mindbodypal.com/hand-reflexology/|title=Hand Reflexology: The Ultimate Guide to Hand Reflexology|date=2019-01-21|website=MindBodyPal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-30}} Korean hand acupuncturists believe the entire body can be mapped on each hand,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elotus.org/article/kht-korean-hand-thearpy-instant-pain-relief|title=Lotus {{!}} KHT: Korean Hand Thearpy for Instant Pain Relief|website=www.elotus.org|access-date=2020-03-30}} whereas their Western counterparts believe each hand represents only one side of the body.{{Cite book|last1=Snyder|first1=Mariah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QAs3fw7oAsQC|title=Complementary & Alternative Therapies in Nursing: Sixth Edition|last2=Lindquist|first2=Ruth|date=2009-11-10|publisher=Springer Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-8261-2428-9|location=|pages=|language=en}}

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