Korean Hand Therapy Great Complementary Medicine in Pediatrics

Discovered in Korea 1971, now widely used around the world, Korean Hand Acupuncture is making complementary medicine headway in pediatrics.

Korean Hand Acupuncture is an original acupuncture method invented by Korean Dr. Tae Woo Yoo, combining his techniques and theory and those borrowed from both Traditional Chinese Medicine and the gentler, thinner needle-using Japanese acupuncture.

Because of this, it makes sense to treat children, who fear needles, with Korean Hand Acupuncture. It is gentle and virtually pain-free.

In this alternative medicine modality, the hands are considered a microsystem of the entire body, meaning you can diagnose and treat conditions anywhere in the body by treating just the hands. It has a strong emphasis on the Five Element Theory. Thus, because it is so detailed, working off precise micromeridians, mapping of all the Chinese points and corresponding body and organ parts through the hands, it allows for the full spectrum of therapeutic acupuncture benefits.

Needles are also not mandatory. A Korean Hand Acupuncture specialist may use magnets, pellets, or low-frequency electromagnetic stimulation, again making it kid-friendly.

But studies show more than the fact that it is suitable for pediatric use. It works.

In an integrative medicine study on more than 100 children aged two to 12, done at a general pediatrics practice in Baltimore, Maryland, it was found to be highly effective in treating acute or chronic pain.