Location
On the lateral aspect of the thigh 2 thumb widths below GB31 or 5 thumb widths above the transverse popliteal crease between vastus lateralis and biceps femoris.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GB32 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingCold Qi MusclesCold Qi Tendon LigamentCold Qi Tendon / LigamentDisease KneeHemiplegiaNumbnessPainBack PainHip PainSciaticaChannel StagnationStrain QuadricepsBi Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi Arthralgia Tendon Ligament SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Tendon / Ligament SyndromeDamp Cold SyndromeDamp-cold SyndromeHivesWind
Protocols using GB32
- Thigh Numbness, Thigh Lateral Pain, Paraesthesia Thigh, Burning Thigh, Meralgia Paraesthetica – BL25, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010395 ↗)
- Eye Pain, Knee Lateral Pain, Diplopia, Paralysis Abducens, Suboccipital Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, GB20, GB32, LV03 (doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.024 ↗)
- Dysphagia, Xerostomia Radiation-induced, Hyposalivation, Oral Pain – LU07, LI01, KD06, GB32, CV24 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10421 ↗)
Most often selected alongside GB32
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB32. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
- CV24Saliva Receptacle1 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool1 protocols
- GB30Jumping Circle1 protocols
- GB31Wind Market1 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring1 protocols
- KD06Shining Sea1 protocols
- LI01Metal Yang1 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley1 protocols
- LU07Interrupted Sequence1 protocols
- LV03Great Surge1 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection1 protocols
