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What is the correct way to moxibustion the knee?

1. When moxibustion is performed on the knee, the patient takes an appropriate posture. Moxibustion practitioners hold moxa sticks, point one end of moxibustion at knees and related acupoints, and smoke and bake the moxibustion head 2-3 cm away from the skin, which is locally warm, red and without burns. Generally, moxibustion lasts 10-20 minutes each time.

2. Moxibustion of knee joint can treat degenerative arthritis of knee joint, hyperosteogeny of knee joint, joint cyst, joint cavity effusion and other diseases. Commonly used acupoints around the knee are calf nose, eyes inside and outside the knee, Zusanli and Yanglingquan.