# Acupoints for Knee Postoperative Pain 5 sourced protocols for Knee Postoperative Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/knee-postoperative-pain ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST32 (Crouching Rabbit), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1002/brb3.2913 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SI03 (Back Stream), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250678 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), KD03 (Great Stream), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230418-0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST32 (Crouching Rabbit), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD03 (Great Stream), KD06 (Shining Sea), XL02 (Crane's Summit) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/6428759 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), ST35 (Calf's Nose), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), XL05A (Medial Eye Of The Knee) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221228-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | ST32 | Crouching Rabbit | Stomach Meridian | On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | 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. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. | | LI10 | Arm Three Miles | Large Intestine Meridian | On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. | | SI03 | Back Stream | Small Intestine Meridian | When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin. | | BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. | | BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. | | LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. | | ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 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. | | ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. | | SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | 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. | | KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. | | XL02 | Crane's Summit | Extra Points: Lower limbs | In the depression the at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella. | | ST35 | Calf's Nose | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is at the lower border of the patella in the depression the lateral to the patellar ligament. | | XL05A | Medial Eye Of The Knee | Extra Points: Lower limbs | 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. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms