GB-33 (Xi Yang Guan) Knee Yang Joint
  Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
Actions:
- Relaxes the sinews and benefits the joints
- Dispels wind-damp
Indications:
- Swelling and pain of the knee, contracture of the tendons in popliteal fossa, numbness of the leg.
Location
CAM:
- 3 cun above Yangliangquan (GB-34), lateral to the knee joint, in the depression above the external epicondyle of femur.
AMOA:
- On the lateral side of the knee, in the depression above the lateral epicondyle of the femur, between the femur and tendon of biceps femoris.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM