Acupuncture Points for Knees Weakness

4 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Knees Weakness:

Points cited for Knees Weakness

How often each point appears across the 4 entries ranked highest for Knees Weakness. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • CV04Original Qi GateConception Vessel3 of 4
  • BL23Kidney Shu PointBladder Meridian2 of 4
  • CV06Sea Of QiConception Vessel2 of 4
  • BL15Heart Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 4
  • BL20Spleen Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 4
  • BL52Willpower RoomBladder Meridian1 of 4
  • CV10Lower StomachConception Vessel1 of 4
  • CV12Stomach CentreConception Vessel1 of 4
  • GV20100 ConvergencesGoverning Vessel1 of 4
  • GV24Spirit CourtGoverning Vessel1 of 4
  • HT07Spirit GateHeart Meridian1 of 4
  • KD03Great StreamKidney Meridian1 of 4

No study in this index covers Knees Weakness

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (3 points)

90%

SP04 · KD06 · CV06

Point 1 of 3

SP04Grandfather Grandson

SP04 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 公孫 (gōng sūn)

🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.

⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Depression, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC2-2

Protocol (6 points)

90%

ST24 · ST26 · CV04 · CV06 · CV10 · CV12

Point 1 of 6

ST24Slippery Flesh Gate

ST24 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 滑肉門 (huá ròu mén)

🎯 Location: 1 thumb width above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV09.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Depression, Vomiting, Upper Stomach Pain, Vomiting Blood

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

HUANG Yong, LIAO Xiao-ming, LI Xiao-xi & SONG Yuan-bin. Clinical Observation on the Effects of Bo's Abdominal Acupuncture in 40 Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 264-266

Protocol (13 points)

90%

SP06 · HT07 · BL15 · BL20 · BL23 · BL52 · KD03 · PC06 · CV04 · GV20 · GV24 · XC01 · XH03

Point 1 of 13

SP06Three Yin Intersection

SP06 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 三陰交 (sān yīn jiāo)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Palpitations, Abdominal Bloating

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

HU Jin-sheng. Spermatorrhea (Teaching Roundtable). Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 311-313.

Protocol (5 points)

70%

BL23 · KD08 · KD10 · CV04 · XB07

Point 1 of 5

BL23Kidney Shu Point

BL23 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn yú)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency

Website

Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it.

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How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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