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.
Pont Location:
- A Manual of Acupuncture: 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.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: 3 cun above Yangliangquan (GB-34), lateral to the knee joint, in the depression above the external epicondyle of femur.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch.
