S33 Yinshi ( E33 )

Location When the knee is flexed , the point is 3 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella , on the line joining the laterosuperior border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine

Indications Numbness , soreness , motor impairment of the leg and knee , motor impairment of the lower extremities .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 7 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery .

Innervation The anterior and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves .