KI-5 Shiquan - Water Spring

English:	Water Spring
Also Known As:	Spring Water Source Water Fountain Water's Spring

Location

1 cun directly below KI-3 Taixi, in the depression of the medial side of the tuberosity of the calcaneus.
1 cun directly below KI-3 Taixi, above the calcaneus bone.
1 cun inferior to KI-3 Taixi, in an depression anterior and superior to the calcaneal tuberosity (the site of insertion of the Achilles tendon into the calcaneus).

Myopia
Rigidity of the spine
Low back pain
Bone marrow problems
Fear
Depression
Agoraphobia
Vision problems
Epigastric pain
Acute cystitis
Acute urethritis
Periumbilical pain
Delayed menstruation with oppression and pain below the Heart on onset of menstruation
Dribbling urination

KI-6 Zhaohai	ST-25 Tianshu	KI-6 Zhaohai UB-62 Shenmai LIV-8 Ququan
Amenorrhea with much oppression and pain below the Heart	Irregular menstruation	Uterine prolapse

This point can be used for any abnormalities of the spine. It will revitalize bones.
This point is a sledge hammer to knock down emotional walls.
The Kidney channel has three Xi-Cleft points: KI-5 for the Kidney, KI-8 for the Yin Qiao and KI-9 for the Yin Wei.

Spirit of the Point	A spring represents a place of deep access and movement. Water Spring can refresh body, mind and spirit and bring them new vigor, with the refreshing, cleansing qualities of Water. As the Accumulation point, it gives powerful, general stimulation. Here the water finds its way to a spring, bringing clarity and rebirth and washing impurities away, like a baptism.
Worsley	Facilitates the emergence of our self. Location: On the inner ankle, at the upper edge of the calcaneus, 1 ACI below KI-4. Needle depth: 4 fen Moxa: 5 cones
When to Consider	When someone is afraid and having a depression, and fear is holding them back from moving; it gives them a powerful activating impulse For fear and for depression, above all when the two occur together For people who wish to remain where they are: rigidity, agoraphobia For people who have built a prison around themselves; the point works like a sledgehammer that knocks the prison wall down When there is mental stagnation and a lack of perspective For people who are afraid of being exposed: "Something could happen; someone will look at me"
Combinations	UB-59 with KI-5: for cleansing
Notes	Accumulation (Xi Cleft) point of the Kidney

KI-5 Shuiquan: Xi-cleft; blood stasis, uterine conditions. (Lewis)
KI-5 Shuiquan (Water Spring): New potentials gather beneath the surface; water teaches retreating inward, dissolving old forms and returning renewed to pick up what was missing. (Lewis)
Month 5 limb/chest pain & restless fetus: KI-5, BL-63, BL-20, BL-49, SI-11, KI-9 + GB-13: Month 5: limbs KI-5, BL-63, BL-20, BL-49; chest/breast SI-11; restless fetus KI-9 with GB-13; avoid strong moxa/needling — massage or light needling. (Lewis)
Xi-cleft points for acute pain at end of life: Start locally with ashi points, find the channel, then use its xi-cleft point for acute pain; non-acupuncturists can anoint these points with the essential oils. (Lewis)