膝陽關 (Xīyángguān) — Knee Yang Pass
Gallbladder channel · point 33
Traditionally used for
- Nerves & recovery
- Pain & joints
Location
On the lateral aspect of the knee, posterior and proximal to the lateral epicondyle of the femur, in the depression between the tendon of biceps femoris and the iliotibial band.
How to locate: With the knee flexed, slide from the lateral upper border of the patella outward to the lateral epicondyle of the femur; the point is in the clear depression just above and behind the epicondyle, between the iliotibial band and the biceps femoris tendon.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 1–2 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 450 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Benefits the knee and relaxes the sinews
- Expels wind and damp
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, GB33 at the knee balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameTriple Energiser channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Heart channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairLiver channelKnee, Back of knee · Same segment, opposite sideUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Liver channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeHeart channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourTriple Energiser channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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6. Same channelGallbladder channelKnee, Back of knee · Same segment, opposite sideUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
Similar Points
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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