{
  "id": "GB33",
  "name": {
    "en": "Xiyangguan",
    "gloss": "Yang Gate of the Knee",
    "zh-Hant": "膝陽關",
    "zh-Hans": "膝阳关"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "GB",
    "order": 33,
    "of": 44
  },
  "location": {
    "text": "On the outer side of the knee, in the soft dip just above the bony bump of the thigh bone."
  },
  "for": [
    "swollen",
    "painful knees",
    "tight backs of the knees"
  ],
  "press": {
    "text": "Gentle fingertip pressure, knee softly bent, about a minute.",
    "seconds": 60
  },
  "cautions": [
    "Not on a hot, freshly swollen or newly injured knee."
  ],
  "source": "Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing, book 3",
  "url": "https://acupoints.com/en/points/gb33",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-24"
}