BL-59 - Instep Yang

跗阳 - Fú yáng

Point Region: Lower leg

BL

Bladder Meridian

足太阳膀胱经 - Zú Tàiyáng Pángguāng Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the back and outer side of the lower leg, between the fibula and the Achilles tendon, 3 cun above BL-60.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find BL-60, between the outer ankle bone and the Achilles tendon
  2. Measure four finger-widths straight up
  3. The point is between the outer leg bone and the tendon
BL-59 (Instep Yang) acupressure point location: On the back and outer side of the lower leg, between the fibula and the Achilles tendon, 3 cun above BL-60.

How to Apply Pressure

Using a fingertip, apply gentle, steady pressure on the outer side of your lower leg, between the outer leg bone and the Achilles tendon, four finger-widths above the hollow between the outer ankle bone and the tendon. Firm but never painful pressure is enough; stop if it hurts. Skip this point over irritated or broken skin.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Lower back pain
  • Hip soreness
  • Shin soreness
  • Leg weakness

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