A 65-year-old woman in South Korea experienced a shocking medical discovery when doctors found hundreds of tiny gold needles embedded in her knee tissue during a routine X-ray. She had been suffering from chronic osteoarthritis, a condition that causes joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation due to cartilage breakdown. After conventional treatments such as painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs failed to relieve her symptoms — and caused unpleasant side effects — she turned to acupuncture, a traditional therapy commonly practiced in many parts of Asia. Acupuncture involves inserting thin needles into the skin to stimulate specific points for pain relief or other...
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