Location
On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia.
Cautions
Avoid in cases of knee inflammation.
Indications
Conditions for which SP09 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Loss of AppetiteLoss of AppetiteBenefit Jiao LowerBenefit Jiao LowerBenefit Regulate SpleenChills UnremittingChills UnremittingCold AbdomenCold AbdomenDampDiarrheaShan DisorderShan DisorderTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingDysenteryUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsShortness of BreathBedwettingFeverBelow Heart FullnessBelow Heart FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessHeat ChestHeat ChestJaundiceVaginal DischargeVaginal DischargeEdemaOpen Water PassagesOpen Water PassagesPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainLower Abdominal PainLower Abdominal PainLower Back PainLower Back PainGenital PainGenital PainIntestines Cutting PainIntestines Cutting PainRegulate SpleenUrinary RetentionUrinary RetentionWater Passages StagnationWater Passages StagnationUndigested Food in StoolUndigested Food in StoolSwollen KneeSwollen KneeLeg SwellingLeg SwellingBi Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg SyndromeUrination Dysfunction QiUrination Dysfunction QiPainful UrinationPainful Urination
Protocols using SP09
- Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Mobility Reduced, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar, Neurogenic Claudication – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204)
- Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9245186)
- Nausea, Bloating, Epigastric Pain, Dyspepsia Functional – ST25, ST36, ST44, SP04, SP09, BL20, BL21, PC06, LV03, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcmed.2024.01.001)
- Muscle Weakness, Sarcopenia, End-Stage Kidney Disease – ST32, ST34, ST36, SP06, SP09, KD03, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70345)
- Infertility, Ovarian Cysts, PCOS, Insulin Resistance – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL53, KD03 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1730714)
- Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathy Diabetic – ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05135-y)
- Gait Impairment, Balance Disorder, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – ST36, SP06, SP09, GB34, GB40, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, GB34, GB39, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17805)
- Knee Osteoarthritis – ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL40, GB33, GB34 (Combined Effect of Laser Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04188925)
- Abdominal Distention, Abdominal Pain, Urinary Retention Postpartum – ST28, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL67, CV03, CV04 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2072091)
- Diarrhea Functional, Spleen-stomach Deficiency – ST36, SP09, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH03 (https://doi.org/10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000184)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL40, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S445770)