XL02 Heding (Crane's Summit)

Location

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

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.

TCM actions

What classical sources say XL02 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using XL02

• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0353654 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Sensitization Central – ST35, SP10, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250807-k0001 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Postoperative Pain – ST31, ST32, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB29, GB30, GB34, LV08, LV09, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.2147/JPR.S453133 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP10, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200310-k0011 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Joint Knee Pain – ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB31, GB36, GB39, GB41, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191212-0001 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Osteoarthritis Problems – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.2147/JPR.S634945 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST36, GB39, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.10372/j.1000-0607.20210079 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Postoperative Pain – ST32, ST34, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, KD03, KD06, XL02 (doi:10.1155/2022/6428759 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A, XL05B (doi:10.1002/iid3.70430 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0353654 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, SP06, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.1016/j.wjam.2022.07.009 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, ST36, SP09, GB34, XL02 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1730151 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – SP09, GB34, XL02 (doi:10.1155/2021/4827123 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – SP09, SP10, XL02 (doi:10.1155/2020/6979105 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, GB34, GB39, LV03, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.06.006 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP10, BL23, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.01.011 ↗)
• Synovitis Knee – ST34, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.11.008 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB31, GB34, GB39, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.002 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34, CV04, CV08, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.1016/j.wjam.2020.02.009 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.3748/wjg.v31.i18.105495 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.1155/prm/1674261 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (europepmc.org ↗)
• Chondromalacia Patellae – ST35, XL02 (doi:10.1589/jpts.32.772 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Bursitis Knee – SP10, XL02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250215-0001 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, SP09, BL40, GB34, GB39, XL02, XL05A (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, ST36, GB34, XL02 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, SP10, XL02, XL05A (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, XL02, XL05A (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST24, ST26, ST34, ST35, SP10, CV04, CV12, XL02, XL05A (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.09.006 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.170789 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34, CV04, CV08, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.190682 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.200054 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.1155/2021/2099653 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, ST36, BL40, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.55606/innovation.v1i4.1858 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – LI04, 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, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Swollen Knee – ST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, BL11, BL17, BL23, GB34, CV06, GV04, XL02, XL05A (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Knee Pain, Chondromalacia Patellae – ST09, BL37, TB09, XL02, XL05A, XL05B (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Knee Pain, Epigastric Pain – ST25, ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL60, GB20, GB34, GB39, CV04, CV12, XL02, XL05A (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Swollen Knee, Osteoarthritis Knee, Synovitis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34, XL02, XL05A (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Knee Pain, Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Fibrositis, Neuralgia, Gout, Knee Pain, Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid – ST35, 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.

• ST35Calf's Nose33 protocols
• XL05AMedial Eye Of The Knee32 protocols
• SP10Sea Of Blood30 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring27 protocols
• SP09Yin Mound Spring25 protocols
• ST34Ridge Mound25 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles20 protocols
• GB39Suspended Bell6 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate4 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease3 protocols
• XL05BLateral Eye Of The Knee3 protocols

Other points on the Extra Points: Lower limbs