Kuangu EX-LE-1
Chinese: 髋骨
Pinyin: Kuān Gǔ
Location
This is a group of 2 points 2 cun superior to the patella and 1.5 cun lateral and medial to Liangqiu ST-34.
How to locate
First locate Liangqiu ST-34 in a depression on the vastus lateralis muscle, 2 cun superior to the upper border of the patella.
From ST-34, measure 1.5 cun in a lateral and medial direction and locate the two points of Kuangu EX-LE-1.
Main actions
Reduces pain
Needling
Vertically 1–1.5 cun.
Commentary for Kuangu EX-LE-1
Kuangu EX-LE-1 is not a major Extra point. Its name function is to reducing pain of the local area.