Results for chondromalacia patellae

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 伏兔 (fú tù)

🎯 Location: On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Common Cold, Pain, Lower Back Pain, Channel Stagnation

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 梁丘 (liáng qiū)

🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Wind, Numbness, Leg Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 犢鼻 (dú bí)

🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is at the lower border of the patella in the depression the lateral to the patellar ligament.

⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.

🛡️ Treats: Swelling, Pain, Channel Stagnation, Swollen Knee, Leg Muscle Wasting

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 豐隆 (fēng lóng)

🎯 Location: 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm, Asthma

🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 三陰交 (sān yīn jiāo)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Palpitations, Abdominal Bloating

🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 血海 (xuè hǎi)

🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris.

⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Absent Periods, Blood Stagnation, Pain, Hives

🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太谿 (tài xī)

🎯 Location: In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Heat Deficiency, Asthma

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 犢鼻 (dú bí)

🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is at the lower border of the patella in the depression the lateral to the patellar ligament.

⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.

🛡️ Treats: Swelling, Pain, Channel Stagnation, Swollen Knee, Leg Muscle Wasting

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Lower limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 鶴頂 (hè dǐng)

🎯 Location: In the depression the at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Wind, Swelling

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 人迎 (rén yíng)

🎯 Location: Level with tip of the adam's apple where pulsation of the common the carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the scm muscle.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution near carotid artery; avoid deep needling.

🛡️ Treats: Asthma, Dizziness, Chest Fullness, Vomiting, Swelling

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 殷門 (yīn mén)

🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths below BL36 on the line joining BL36 and BL40.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Back Pain, Hip Pain, Pain, Thigh Pain, Sciatica

🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四瀆 (sì dú)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the forearm 5 thumb widths below olecranon the between radius and ulna.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Deafness, Arm Pain, Excessive Sleepiness, Voice Loss

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Lower limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 鶴頂 (hè dǐng)

🎯 Location: In the depression the at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Wind, Swelling

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Lower limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 內膝眼 (nèi xī yǎn)

🎯 Location: When the knee is flexed, in the depression medial to the patellar ligament. The medial member of the Xiyan (EX-LE 5) pair; EX-LE 4 (Neixiyan) denotes this point alone.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in acute knee injuries.

🛡️ Treats: Swelling, Pain, Leg Muscle Wasting, Qi Leg, Leg Numbness

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Lower limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 外膝眼 (wài xī yǎn)

🎯 Location: When the knee is flexed, in the depression lateral to the patellar ligament. The lateral member of the Xiyan (EX-LE 5) pair; the same depression as ST35 (Dubi), which is why prescriptions naming both Dubi and Xiyan describe two hollows, not three.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in acute knee injuries.

🛡️ Treats: Swelling, Pain, Leg Muscle Wasting, Qi Leg, Leg Numbness