Ask the patient to bend the knee. The point is in the depression just below the patella, lateral to the patellar ligament. This point is the lateral foramen of the patella.
Arthritis of the knee joint. Pain, numbness and motor impairment of the knee, beriberi.
Invigorates the channel, relieves swelling, stops pain.
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0.5-1.0 inch obliquely and medially, or puncture along the posterior aspect of the ligament towards