LV7

Xiguan

Star

膝關 (Xīguān) — Knee Joint

Liver channel · point 7

Traditionally used for

  • Nose & throat
  • Pain & joints

Location

On the medial aspect of the lower leg, posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, 1 cun posterior to SP9.

Fig. — LV7 · Lower leg
Bones of the leg — Gray's Anatomy plate
Bones of the leg Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

Depth: 0.8–1.2 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Expels wind and damp from the knee
  • Relaxes the sinews

Indications

Knee pain and swellingpain of the medial knee and thighsore throat

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