# Acupoints for Thigh Numbness

1 sourced protocol for Thigh Numbness. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/thigh-numbness

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB31 (Wind Market), GB32 (Ditch Centre), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | Needling + Electroacupuncture | doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010395 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. |
| GB30 | Jumping Circle | Gallbladder Meridian | At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed. |
| GB31 | Wind Market | Gallbladder Meridian | On the midline of the lateral aspect of the thigh, 7 thumb widths above the transverse popliteal crease; when patient is standing erect with hands close to the sides, point is where tip of the middle finger touches. |
| GB32 | Ditch Centre | Gallbladder Meridian | 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. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |

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