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GB-35 Yangjiao (陽交) — Yang Crossing
GB-35
Yangjiao
陽交
Yang Crossing · Yang Intersection
Ponto Xi-Fenda do Yang Wei MaiCruzamento Yang Wei MaiSafeMembro Inferior
Depth
01–1.5 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
Location (classical)
On the lateral aspect of the leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, on the posterior border of the fibula.
How to find it (practical)
Seated with the feet supported or in lateral decubitus, locate the point 7 cun above the lateral malleolus, on the posterior border of the fibula.
Anatomy
Fibularis brevis and soleus muscles. Innervated by the superficial fibular nerve.
Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0–1.5 cun.
Etymology
Yang (阳), Yang of Yin-Yang; Jiao (交), crossing. The point is located on the lateral aspect of the leg, where the Gallbladder Meridian, Foot Shao Yang, crosses with the Yang Wei Mai.
CLASSICAL SOURCEJia Yi Jing
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian