LOCATION
3 cun above the superior lateral border of the patella. On the line linking the anterior superior iliac spine and the lower lateral border of the patella.
Features
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Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
Anterior femoral cutaneous nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery.
Indication
Rheumatoid arthritis ，prepatellar bursitis，chondromalacia patella，sequelae of cerebral vascular disease；diabetes，swelling，edema. ST 31, ST 32 & ST 33 are all useful for Bi-Syndromesa/or Wei Syndromes (flaccidity or weakness) of the lower legs. Weakness, numbness, motor control issues of the leg and/or knee.
Combinations
Cold abdominal colic：ST 33 & BL 18.
Cold abdominal colicabdominal pain：ST 33 & KI 03 & BL 18.
Knee cold and pain ，weakness：ST 33 & ST 31 & GB 34 & ST 36.
穴位
在大腿前面，當髂前上棘與髕骨外緣的連線上，髕底上3寸。
特點
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同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
股前皮神經，股外側皮神經，旋股外側動脈降支。
適應症
風濕性關節炎，髕上滑囊炎，髕骨軟化症，腦血管病後遺症；糖尿病，水腫。
穴位配伍療法
寒疝：1.陰市 2.肝俞
寒疝腹痛：1.陰市 2.太溪 3.肝俞
膝腿冷痛，無力：1.陰市 2.髀關 3.陽陵泉 3.足三里