Doctor, my chest hurts…
The physician examines the patient carefully, listens attentively, and finds a lung condition.
“Please take off your shoes,” he instructs the patient.
As the patient removes his shoes, the doctor picks up a needle and pricks his toes. This procedure is repeated multiple times, and the patient recovers.
For centuries, Chinese doctors have treated ailments with injections and cauterizations, targeting nerve nodes and stimulating specific areas of the central nervous system to promote healing.
As early as the 11th century, the physician Wang Wei-de commissioned a copper statue of a human body and marked over 600 points—sites for acupuncture for various ailments.
Soviet doctors also adopted this method. However, locating the precise acupuncture point on a patient’s body is not as straightforward as it seems. An injection in the wrong spot won’t help. To help physicians, scientists at Moscow University developed an electronic device that accurately indicates the correct injection sites.
It turns out that in the areas identified by Chinese practitioners, the connective tissue is looser than usual. When the device detects such a spot, a neon light lights up.
