Acupuncture Points for Disease Knee

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 髀關 (bì guān)

🎯 Location: On the anterior side of the thigh on the line connecting asis and laterosuperior corner of the patella on the level of the inferior pubis symphasis when thigh is fixed in the depression the lateral to the sartorius.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth near femoral vessels.

🛡️ Treats: Jaundice, Pain, Thigh Pain, Sciatica, Lower Back Pain

🗺️ 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: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 風市 (fēng shì)

🎯 Location: On the midline of the lateral aspect of the thigh, 7 thumb widths above the transverse popliteal crease; when patient is standing erect with hands close to the sides, point is where tip of the middle finger touches.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Wind, Pain, Hives, Sciatica

🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中瀆 (zhōng dú)

🎯 Location: On the lateral aspect of the thigh 2 thumb widths below GB31 or 5 thumb widths above the transverse popliteal crease between vastus lateralis and biceps femoris.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Wind, Back Pain, Numbness, Hip Pain, Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 膝陽關 (xī yáng guān)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths above the GB34 lateral to the knee joint in the depression above the external epicondyle of the femur.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in acute knee injury.

🛡️ Treats: Numbness, Redness, Swelling, Qi Leg, Disease Knee