Xi Yan, Xī Yǎn, 膝眼, Knee's Eye
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| Location |
| On the knee, in the hollows formed when the knee is flexed, immediately below the patella and both medial and lateral to the patellar ligament. Lateral Xi Yan is the same as ST35.[36] |
| Needling |
| Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun |
| Description: With the knee flexed and supported by a rolled pillow, i. Perpendicular insertion, directed towards BL-40, 1 to 2 cun; ii. Oblique insertion in a medial and superior direction, behind the patella 1 to 2 cun; iii. Through-needling between lateral and medial Xi Yan, behind the patellar ligament.[36] |
| Caution: |
| Notes |
| Energetics 1 |
| Dispels wind-damp, reduces swelling and alleviates pain[36] • Any knee related disorders[42] |
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