Table 1
Number | Location | Acupuncture point | Anatomic structure |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Half way between the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon | Kidney 3 | Tendino-muscular segment of the flexor digitorum longus |
2 | Depression directly inferior to the medial | Kidney 6 | Tendon of the flexor digitorum longus on the talus |
3 | From the heel rising to the medial malleolus | Kidney 6 plantar | abductor hallucis muscle |
4 | On the lateral ankle, in the depression midway between the external malleolus and the tendon calcaneus | Bladder 60 | Tendino-muscular segment of the peroneus brevis |
5 | Depression directly inferior to the lateral malleolus | Bladder 62 | Tendon of the peroneus longus on the lateral ankle |
6 | Inferior and posterior to the lateral malleolus | Baldder 61 | Lateral surface of the calcaneus |
7 | From the heel rising to the lateral malleolus | Bladder 62 plantar | abductor digiti minimi muscle |
8 | Slightly inferior and anterior to the tip of the 11th rib | Liver 13 | obliquus externus abdominis muscle |
9 | Mid point between the 11th rib and the iliac crest | Gall bladder 26 | obliquus externus abdominis muscle |
10 | Medial and inferior to the ASIS | Gall bladder 27 | obliquus internus abdominis muscle |
11 | App. 1 cm medial and inferior to Gall bladder 27 | Gall bladder 28 | obliquus internus abdominis muscle |
12 | Mid point between the greater trochanter and the ASIS | Gall bladder 29 | glutaeus medius muscle |