Home🩻 X-Ray Reveals Gold Acupuncture Needles in Woman’s Knees – What Really Happened 🩻 X-Ray Reveals Gold Acupuncture Needles in Woman’s Knees – What Really Happened

Home🩻 X-Ray Reveals Gold Acupuncture Needles in Woman’s Knees – What Really Happened
🩻 X-Ray Reveals Gold Acupuncture Needles in Woman’s Knees – What Really Happened

When doctors examined the X-ray of a 65-year-old woman in South Korea with severe knee pain, they didn’t just see signs of osteoarthritis.

They saw something unexpected: hundreds of tiny metallic fragments embedded in her knee joints.

But contrary to viral headlines claiming “hundreds of gold needles,” the truth is more nuanced — and medically fascinating.

This case, reported in the Journal of the Korean Medical Science, involved a long-term treatment called gold acupuncture therapy — a specialized form of alternative medicine used in some parts of Asia to manage chronic joint pain.

Let’s explore what really happened, why gold needles are used, and what this means for patients considering alternative treatments.