UB-39 Weiyang - Equilibrium Yang
| English: | Outside of the Crook |
| Also Known As: | Ascending Yang Ascending Light Important Yang Commission the Yang Supporting Yang Entrusting Yang Bend Yang |
Location
- Lateral to UB-40 Weizhong, on the medial border of the tendon of the biceps femoris muscle.
- With the patient lying prone, this point can be found on the back of the knee, 1 cun lateral to UB-40 Weizhong.
- At the back of the knee, on the popliteal crease and towards its lateral end, in the depression medial to the tendon of the biceps femoris.
Note: locate this point with the knee slightly flexed.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun, causing distention and soreness extending to the thigh.
Command Functions
- Lower He-Sea (Uniting) point of the San Jiao
Actions
- Regulates water pathways
- Benefits the Bladder
- Stimulates the transformation of Fluids in the Lower Jiao
- Harmonizes the San Jiao
- Regulates urination
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
Indications
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Combinations
Urinary incontinence Dribbling urination | Chyluria | Hardness and pain in the lower abdomen that radiates to the genitals with inability to urinate |
PC-1 Or PC-1 | ||
Involuntary erection with difficult urination | Swelling of the axilla | Lumbar pain with inability to bend and extend |
Contraindications
Notes
- This point is good for water metabolism.
- Its main use is for difficulty in passing urine as in prostatitis.
- This is a deep Spirit point.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Worsley | Shines equal favor on every part of ourselves. Drinking from this reservoir of blissful harmony, we are refreshed and carry on renewed, with vigor, composure and inner strength. Location: At the outer (lateral) part of the back-of-knee crease, on the medial side of the biceps femoris tendon. |
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