Abstract
Self-administered acupuncture has not only been used in China for many years, but the scientific studies on it are very seldom. There are indications, especially in Chinese, that self-acupuncture with needles is quite practicable and is of course also used in teaching there. However, there are only very few relevant scientific papers on the treatment of individual diseases. The aim of this short review article is to shed light on these publications from the perspective of science and also to put new variants such as self-applied laser medicine in the focus of interest. Another important point is that self-acupuncture with needles can of course only be carried out in accordance with the applicable laws of the respective country. The question of how to efficiently combine tradition and innovation in the field of self-administered acupuncture will also be one of the challenges for the development of acupuncture in today’s modern society.