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GB-36 Waiqiu (外丘) — Outer Mound
GB-36
Waiqiu
外丘
Outer Mound · Outer Hill
Ponto Xi-Fenda do canal da Vesícula BiliarPonto Xi-FendaSafeMembro 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, at the level of GB-35, but on the anterior 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 apex of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula, at the level of Yang Jiao (GB-35).
Anatomy
Fibularis longus and extensor digitorum longus muscles. Innervated by the superficial fibular nerve.
Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0–1.5 cun.
Etymology
Wai (外), lateral; Qiu (丘), mound. The point lies above the lateral malleolus, where the local muscle is prominent like a mound.
CLASSICAL SOURCEJia Yi Jing
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian