This incredible X-ray shows a Korean woman’s hands glittering – because of the gold placed in her wrists and fingers.
The unnamed 58-year-old, who was a fan of alternative therapies, suffered from arthritis and was desperate to tackle her agonising condition.
She was eventually persuaded to try gold-thread acupuncture – a form of pain relief therapy that has no scientific evidence of working.
However, doctors who stumbled upon her glowing fingers believe the treatment may have made the patient’s distress even worse.
