ST32 Futu (Crouching Rabbit)

Location

On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella.

Indications

Conditions for which ST32 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using ST32

The 50 best-sourced of 64, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Swollen Knee, Knee Upper Part Pain, Tenderness – ST32, ST33, ST34, SP10 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60031-3 ↗)
• Constipation, Urinary Incontinence, Thigh Pain, Lumbar Pain, Urinary Frequent, Urinary Urgent, Lower Limbs Weakness – LI04, ST25, ST31, ST32, SP06, SP10, KD03, GB31, CV04, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60017-9 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Chondromalacia Patellae – ST32, ST34, ST35, ST40, SP06, SP10, KD03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60039-x ↗)
• Limbs Numbness, Limbs Pain, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Abnormal Sensation Limbs – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB34, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60003-9 ↗)
• Stroke, Hemiplegia, Paralysis Arm, Paralysis Leg, Spasticity – LI04, LI10, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL60, TB05, GB34, LV03, CV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60042-4 ↗)
• Stroke, Hemiplegia, Paralysis Arm, Paralysis Leg, Spasticity, Speech Unclear – LI04, LI10, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST36, ST41, TB05, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60042-4 ↗)
• Obesity – LU03, LU04, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, ST37, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP10, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60060-1 ↗)
• Paralysis, Cerebrovascular Disease Acute Ischemic, Neurological Dysfunction – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, SP06, SI03, BL60, TB05, GB30, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60045-x ↗)
• Headache, Hypertension, Hypertension Essential – ST32, PC07, PC08 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nel012 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Leukopenia, Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Neutropenia – LU07, LI04, ST32, ST36, SP03, SI06, PC05, TB05, GB39, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2014/217397 ↗)
• Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 ↗)
• Performance Explosive-force Knee, Strength Knee-extensor, Strength Knee-flexor – ST32, ST34, ST36, SP10, BL57 (doi:10.3390/ijerph18189518 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Deformity Varus Knee, Lower Limb Swelling – ST32, ST34, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, KD03, KD06 (doi:10.1155/2022/6428759 ↗)
• Fatigue, Depression, Insomnia, Poor Appetite, Lower Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Weakness, Muscle Atrophy Progressive, Paralysis Motor Neuron – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, ST41, SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, PC06, TB05, GB20, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV23, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2022/6541600 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Postoperative Pain – ST32, ST36, SP09, GB34 (doi:10.1002/brb3.2913 ↗)
• Muscle Weakness, Muscle Atrophy, Sarcopenia, Reduced Muscle Mass, Decreased Physical Performance – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI14, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST41 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04723-8 ↗)
• Thyroid Disease – ST06, ST10, ST32, ST36 (doi:10.13481/j.1671-587x.1962.01.012 ↗)
• Epigastric Pain, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness, Epigastric Burning, Functional Dyspepsia – ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2012.08.015 ↗)
• Atrophy Muscle, Muscle Weakness, Sarcopenia – ST31, ST32, ST36, GB34 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049033 ↗)
• Bone Pain, Leg Numbness, Cancer Lung, Bone Metastasis – ST31, ST32, ST36, BL23, BL25, BL54, BL60, GB31, GB34, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fonc.2026.1684346 ↗)
• Muscle Weakness, Sarcopenia, Hemodialysis, End-Stage Kidney Disease – ST32, ST34, ST36, SP06, SP09, KD03, GB34 (doi:10.1002/jcsm.70345 ↗)
• Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LI04, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, SP06, TB05, GB20, LV03, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231109-k0009 ↗)
• Injury Knee, Injury Ligament Anterior Cruciate, Muscle Knee Weakness, Endurance Muscle Reduced – ST32, ST34, ST36, SP10, BL57 (doi:10.1177/27683605261422972 ↗)
• Sarcopenia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI14, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST41 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04723-8 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Postoperative Pain – ST31, ST32, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB29, GB30, GB34, LV08, LV09, XL02, XL05A (doi:10.2147/JPR.S453133 ↗)
• Obesity Simple – LI04, LI11, LI14, ST24, ST25, ST27, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, SP10, SP15, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, BL27, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke Limb Spasticity – LU04, LU05, LU06, LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST36, ST40, BL36, BL40, BL57, GB30 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
• Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke – LU07, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST32, SP06, SP09, HT01, HT03, BL37, BL60, KD03, PC06, TB05, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST34, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, SI03, BL54, KD01, PC06, TB05, GB30, GB34, GB39, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Liver-kidney Deficiency, Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Syndrome – ST32, BL38, BL54, BL60, KD03, GB29, GB33, LV07 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250424-k0005 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Muscle Weakness, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL36, BL37, BL40, BL57, GB20, GB30, GB31, GV20, XL05A (doi:10.1097/md.0000000000033612 ↗)
• Muscle Weakness Lower Extremity, Muscle Weakness, Septic Shock – ST32, ST36, GB30, GB39, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191022-0005 ↗)
• Spasticity, Spasticity Post-stroke, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201201-k0004 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Postoperative Pain – ST32, ST34, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, KD03, KD06, XL02 (doi:10.1155/2022/6428759 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain, Knee Replacement Surgery – ST32, ST36, SP09, GB34 (doi:10.1002/brb3.2913 ↗)
• Swollen Knee, Limited Range Of Motion Knee, Injury Ligament Anterior Cruciate – ST32, ST36, ST37, ST40, SP06, SP08, GB31, GB39 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190213-00014 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, PCOS – LI04, ST29, ST32, ST34, ST36, SP06, HT07, CV04, CV12, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191231-k0005 ↗)
• Sarcopenia – ST31, ST32, ST36, GB34 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049033 ↗)
• Lung Cancer, Hip Pain, Bone Metastasis – ST32, ST36, BL23, BL25, BL54, BL60, GB31, GB34, GB41, LV03, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.3389/fonc.2026.1684346 ↗)
• Spasticity Post-stroke – LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, SP10, KD03, TB05, TB14, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.09.005 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST36, TB05, GB30 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.11.004 ↗)
• Obesity – ST25, ST31, ST32, ST36, ST40, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101151 ↗)
• Surgical Analgesia Pain – LI04, ST32, TB06, CVC02, IAC03, TF10 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke – LI04, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, TB05 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LI04, LI11, ST32, ST36, SP06, TB05 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Pain After Knee Arthroplasty – ST32, SP06, BL60, KD03, PC06, GB31 (doi:10.1016/j.joim.2022.04.002 ↗)
• Headache Migraine, Headache Cluster, Headache Tension-type – ST25, ST32, ST41, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, CV15 (doi:10.22514/jofph.2026.064 ↗)
• Dyspepsia Functional – ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Parkinson's Disease – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST32, GB20, GB31, GB34, GB38, GV20 (doi:10.1142/S0192415X15500263 ↗)
• Cerebral Palsy Spastic, Spasticity Lower Limb – ST32, ST36, GB34, GB37, GB39 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.006 ↗)

Most often selected alongside ST32

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST32. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST36Leg Three Miles45 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection27 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley24 protocols
• ST34Ridge Mound24 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring22 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend21 protocols
• LV03Great Surge18 protocols
• ST31Thigh Gate18 protocols
• SP10Sea Of Blood17 protocols
• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle16 protocols
• ST40Abundant Bulge15 protocols
• ST41Dividing Cleft15 protocols

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