ST-32 - Crouching Rabbit

伏兔 - Fú tù

Point Region: Thigh

ST

Stomach Meridian

足阳明胃经 - Zú Yángmíng Wèi Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front and outer side of the thigh, on the line from the outer corner of the top of the kneecap to the bony point at the front of the hip (the anterior superior iliac spine), 6 cun above the top of the kneecap.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the outer corner of the top edge of your kneecap
  2. Measure twice four finger-widths up the line toward the bony point of the hip
  3. The point is there
ST-32 (Crouching Rabbit) acupressure point location: On the front and outer side of the thigh, on the line from the outer corner of the top of the kneecap to the bony point at the front of the hip (the anterior superior iliac spine), 6 cun above the top of the kneecap.

How to Apply Pressure

Having found ST-32, knead gently around the thigh muscle with relaxed fingers rather than pressing hard. Avoid it after recent thigh surgery, with a muscle tear, or over any acute leg injury.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Hives
  • Leg pain
  • Leg numbness
  • Cold knees
  • Muscle spasms
  • Thigh pain
  • Skin problems
  • Leg weakness

Related Health Concerns

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent thigh surgery
  • Severe muscle injury
  • Acute leg fracture