鶴頂 (Hèdǐng) — Crane's Summit
Extra point · Extra (Lower Extremity) · point EX-LE2
Traditionally used for
- Pain & joints
Location
On the knee, in the depression at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella.
How to locate: With the knee slightly flexed and supported, find the midpoint of the upper border of the patella; the point is in the depression just above it.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
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Needling not assessed: no cited needling data for this point.
3D anatomy: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 International (licence). Subset, simplified and recoloured by Verscienta — changes and licence details.
Approximate placement, carried over from our 2D body map onto a single adult male model (BodyParts3D) and checked against the point's location text. Shown on one side of the body. Locate the point on your patient by the location text and palpation, not by this model.
- Cun on this part of the body
- From the superior border of the pubic symphysis to the base of the patella: 18 B-cun (WHO 2008, General Guidelines, Proportional Bone (Skeletal) Measurements, p. 13).
- Needle angle and depth
- Needling not assessed: no cited needling data for this point.
3D anatomy: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 International (licence). Subset, simplified and recoloured by Verscienta — changes and licence details.
Needling
Functions
- Benefits the knee and relieves pain and swelling
Indications
Clinical Notes
Combinations Using This Point
Sources
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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