Abstract
The points that can be used for hand acupuncture are considered to be extra points. Many body regions, and also some internal organs, are represented on the hand as they are on the ear. The disadvantage of hand acupuncture is that needling is painful. Therefore, in chronic cases stimulation of hand acupuncture points is combined with that of points used in classic body acupuncture. Mostly one hand acupuncture point is used in addition to the body acupuncture combination. Although we have less experience in Europe, this method is described here for the sake of completeness.
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Stux, G. (1987). Hand Acupuncture. In: Acupuncture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71742-0_14
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