Week 5 Points Tutorial: Upper Leg and Hips

1.Proportional Measurement

  • Upper Border of Symphysis pubis to medial epicondyle of femur: 18
  • Prominence of Greater Trocanter to Mid patella: 19
  • Deadman: from Gluteal crease to popliteal crease: 14
  • Deadman: Patella: 2 cun
  • Center of Navel to pubic symphysis: 5 cun

2. Channels and Points

  • SP:10-12
  • ST: 31-35
  • KD: 10
  • UB: 36-40
  • GB: 29-33
  • LV: 8-11

4. Extra Points

  • Bai Chong Wo: 1 cun proximal to SP10
  • He Ding
  • Xi Yan
  • Huan Zhong

5. Anatomical Markings

  • Popliteal crease, popliteal fossa
  • Patella, patellar ligament
  • KD 10: Semimembranosus and semitendinosis tendons
  • Mediosuperior and Superiolateral borders of patella
  • Vastus Medius of M. Rectus Femoris
  • Femoral Artery and Nerve
  • Sartorius Muscle
  • Anterior superior iliac spine
  • Perenium/level of symphysis pubis
  • Transverse gluteal crease/ inferior gluteal crease
  • Hamstring muscles
  • M. Biceps femoris tendon
  • UB 40: ½ btw Semitendinosis and biceps femoris tendons
  • Greater trochanter of femur
  • Hiatus of the sacrum (DU 2)
  • (GB31) Btw M. vastus lateralis and biceps femoris
  • (LV 9) btw vastus medius and M. sartorius
  • (LV 10) m abductor longus

6. Point Location Notes

  • SP 10: 2 cun above mediosup border of patella. On vastus medius. Place palm on patella with thumb medial, thumb on SP 10 when knee flexed, dir above SP9
  • SP 11: 6 cun above SP 10, 8 cun above patella (two handbreadths above), on line from SP 10-12
  • SP 12: lat to pulsing artery, 3.5 cun lat to Ren 2
  • ST 31: on line asis and suplat corner of patella, level perenium, lat to sartorius. Draw line down from asis, across from perenium, and put ankle over opposite knee to feel the depression
  • ST 32: line asis to lat patella, 6 above lat sup patella
  • ST 33: line asis to lat patella, 3 above suplat patella
  • ST 34: line asis to lat patella, 2 above suplat patella
  • ST 35: knee eyes
  • KD 10: semitendinosis and semimembranosis attachments
  • UB 36: mid gluteal crease
  • UB 37: 6 cun below, on line 36 to 40, use 14 cun measurement
  • UB 39: Lat popliteal crease, med to biceps femoris tendon
  • UB 38: 1 cun above 39, med to tendon
  • UB 40: ½ btw semitendinosis and biceps femoris tendons
  • GB 29: btw Asis and greater trochanter
  • GB 30: junct medial 1/3 and lateral 2/3 between greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum
  • GB31: 7 cun above popliteal crease, where middle finger touches (sometimes)
  • GB 32: 5 above pop crease
  • GB 33: btw femur and biceps femoris tendon, depression, 3 cun above GB34
  • LV 8:ant border of semitend and semimemb, post to med epicondyle of tibia, 1 cun ant to KD 10 (Deadman)
  • LV 9: 4 cun above medial epicondyle of the femur
  • LV 10: 3 cun below ST 30
  • LV 11: 2 below ST 30

7. Most Used Points in the Clinic

  • UB 40
  • SP 10
  • LV 8
  • ST 35
  • ST 34
  • KD 10
  • GB 31
  • GB 30
  • GB 29
  • Huan Zhong
  • Bai Chong Wo
  • UB 36

8. Cautions

  • SP 11: femoral artery
  • SP 12: Med is femoral artery, lat femoral nerve