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Channel
Element
English
Thigh Gate
Name
髀關
Transliteration
Biguan
Indications
St channel pain wind-damp
Kinesiology
weakness and paralysis of the legs knee pain
Channel Psychology
St: Over-thinking, weighing my needs against other’s needs. My needs are never satisfied. Giving more than receiving. Resentment.
Physical Conditions
Symptoms
Atrophy disorder and painful obstruction of the lower limb, paralysis of one side of body, numbness of the legs, pain of the hip joint, pain of the thigh, sciatica, contraction of the thigh muscles, cold painful obstruction of the knees, inability to extend and bend the knee, lumbar pain, jaundice
The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.