Acupuncture points around the knee

There are many acupoints around the knees, mainly including Xuehai, Yinlingquan and Sanyinjiao. These acupoints are very good for relieving knee pain and numbness in the feet. The Xuehai point can improve the difficulty in flexion and extension caused by osteoarthritis of the knee, while the Zusanli point can relieve physical fatigue. You can learn about the location of these acupoints and the benefits of massaging them.

1. There are Xuehai Point and Liangqiu Point under the knee

Position: The lower limbs are tense, the muscles on the upper side of the knee joint are at the highest point, the inside is Xuehai and the outside is Liangqiu. Function: Stimulating these two points can effectively increase the blood supply to the quadriceps. Combined with quadriceps exercise, it can prevent muscle atrophy. It is especially effective in improving the weakness in raising the legs and difficulty in flexion and extension caused by knee osteoarthritis.

2. There are Dubi point, Xiyan point and Weizhong point under the knee

Location: Bend the knee. At the knee, the depression on the outside of the patella and patellar ligament is the calf nose point, and the depression on the inside is the knee eye point. Weizhong point is located at the midpoint of the popliteal crease, between the biceps femoris tendon and the semitendinosus tendon. Function: Stimulating these three points can increase blood supply and lubricating fluid secretion in the joints, preventing pain caused by friction.

3. There are Yinlingquan and Yanglingquan points under the knee

Location: Yinlingquan point is located on the inner side of the calf, in the depression behind the knee bone. Yanglingquan point is located diagonally below the knee, in the depression slightly in front of the high bone on the outside of the calf. Function: Stimulating these two points can dredge the meridians of the lower limbs and improve abnormal sensations such as calf weakness and pain.

4. There are Sanyinjiao and Zusanli points under the knee

Location: Sanyinjiao acupoint is located four horizontal fingers above the highest point of the inner ankle. The Zusanli point is located four finger widths below the outer kneecap. Function: Stimulating these two points can strengthen the lower limbs. It has the effect of nourishing the liver, spleen and kidneys, and strengthening the body.

5. The hip bone below the knee is a meridian point

Hip bone is an extra meridian point, located on the lower front thigh, 1.5 inches on each side of Liangqiu point, 2 points on one side, a total of 4 points on the left and right. It has the effects of dispelling wind and evil, relaxing muscles and tendons and dredging collaterals. It is mainly used to treat lower limb diseases, such as leg pain, lower limb paralysis, and gout. Knee joint belongs to the acupoint of the liver meridian of foot Jueyin, and is mainly used to treat knee swelling and pain, cold and dampness, rheumatoid arthritis, lower limb paralysis, etc. Both points are local points. Hip bone point is specifically used to treat diseases of the knee. It is located on the yang of the knee, and knee joint is located on the yin of the knee. Taking them together can allow the meridian qi to penetrate the yin and yang of the knee, harmonize local qi and blood, dredge the meridians and activate the collaterals, reduce swelling and relieve pain. It has a good effect on gout and leg pain.

Acupuncture points for health preservation

1. Brighten eyes and refresh the brain

Wind pool. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "Fengchi is the master of the head and eyes" because Fengchi acupoint can treat most wind diseases. Fengchi point is located at the back of the neck, under the back of the skull, in the depression on the outer edge of two large tendons, level with the earlobe. It is often used in combination with Zanzhu point, temple, Jingming point, Sibai point, etc. to treat eye diseases and relieve eye symptoms. Pressing and kneading the above acupoints, combined with cervical vertebra correction, has a very good effect on treating myopia.

2. Nourishing stomach point

Zhongwan. The Zhongwan point is located on the midline of the abdomen, at the midpoint of the line connecting the lower end of the sternum and the navel. There will be a feeling of soreness when pressing it. People with poor stomach can press the Zhongwan point frequently. Patients with acute stomach pain can press the Zhongwan point with their fingers for 10 seconds, release, and press again, and repeat this process. The symptoms can be relieved in three to five minutes. Patients with chronic stomach discomfort can press and rub the Zhongwan point, gently rubbing it with the palm of your hand to promote digestion.

3. Kidney-tonifying and Yuan-strengthening Point

Guan Yuan. The Guanyuan point is 3 inches below the navel (approximately the width of four fingers excluding the thumb put together). Pressing and rubbing the Guanyuan point can replenish kidney qi and delay aging. For men, massaging the Guanyuan point can relieve problems such as kidney deficiency, back pain, and hair loss. For women, massaging the Guanyuan point can treat and relieve many gynecological diseases. Before massaging the Guanyuan point, rub your palms to warm them up first, then place your palms on the Guanyuan point on the abdomen and rub it, from light to heavy, until you feel heat.