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GB-38 Yangfu (陽輔) — Yang of the Fibula
GB-38
Yangfu
陽輔
Yang of the Fibula · Yang Assistance
Ponto Jing-Rio (Fogo)Ponto de SedaçãoPonto Jing-Rio (Fogo)SafeMembro Inferior
Depth
01–1.5 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
Location (classical)
On the lateral aspect of the leg, 4 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, slightly anterior to the anterior border of the fibula.
How to find it (practical)
Seated with the feet supported or in lateral decubitus, locate the point 4 cun above the apex of the lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
Anatomy
Fibularis brevis and extensor digitorum longus muscles. Innervated by the superficial fibular nerve.
Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0–1.5 cun.
Etymology
Yang (阳), Yang of Yin-Yang; Fu (辅), fibula. The point is located anterior to the fibula, on the lateral aspect of the leg.
CLASSICAL SOURCELing Shu
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian