XL02 Heding (Crane's Summit)

鶴頂hè dǐngHeding

Extra Points: Lower limbs

Location of acupuncture point XL02 Heding (Crane's Summit)
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location

In the depression the at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which XL02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using XL02

  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis KneeST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0353654)
  • Knee Pain, Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Sensitization CentralST35, SP10, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250807-k0001)
  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Postoperative PainST31, ST32, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB29, GB30, GB34, LV08, LV09, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.2147/JPR.S453133)
  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis KneeST34, ST35, ST36, SP10, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200310-k0011)
  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Joint Knee PainST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB31, GB36, GB39, GB41, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191212-0001)
  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Osteoarthritis ProblemsST34, ST35, ST36, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.2147/JPR.S634945)
  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness KneeST36, GB39, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.10372/j.1000-0607.20210079)
  • Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Postoperative PainST32, ST34, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, KD03, KD06, XL02 (doi:10.1155/2022/6428759)
  • Osteoarthritis KneeST34, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A, XL05B (doi:10.1002/iid3.70430)
  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Postoperative PainST31, ST32, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB29, GB30, GB34, LV08, LV09, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.2147/JPR.S453133)
  • Osteoarthritis KneeLI04, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST41, SP06, SP09, SP10, KD03, GB34, XL02, XL05A, XL05B (Atalay Sevgi Gümüs et al.. The Effect of Acupuncture and Physiotherapy on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Study.. Pain physician, 2021)
  • Knee Pain, Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Fibrositis, Neuralgia, Gout, Knee Pain, Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis RheumatoidST35, SP09, GB34, XL02, XL05A (sacredlotus.com)

Most often selected alongside XL02

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XL02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • SP10Sea Of Blood10 protocols
  • XL05AMedial Eye Of The Knee10 protocols
  • ST35Calf's Nose9 protocols
  • ST34Ridge Mound8 protocols
  • GB34Yang Mound Spring7 protocols
  • SP09Yin Mound Spring7 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
  • ST32Crouching Rabbit3 protocols
  • BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL40Middle Of The Crease2 protocols
  • GB29Squatting Bone Hole2 protocols