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    ST 31

    Biguan

    bì guān (髀關 )
    Thigh Joint, Thigh's Hinge, Thigh Gate, Inferior Joint
    Foot Yangming - ST Channel

Biguan (ST 31)

Location

On the anterior side of thigh, in the depression lateral to the sartorius muscle, on the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the superolateral corner of the patella, on the level with the lower border of the pubic symphysis.

Indications
  • Pain in the thigh, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, numbness, pain of the lower extremities
Applications
  • Unblocks the channel and alleviates pain
  • Dispels wind-damp
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 1.0-1.5 cun.