GB-35 - Yang Intersection

阳交 - Yáng jiāo

Point Region: Lower leg

GB

Gallbladder Meridian

足少阳胆经 - Zú Shàoyáng Dǎn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the outer side of the lower leg, just behind the fibula, 7 cun above the outer ankle bone. It lies 1 cun below the midpoint between the outer ankle bone and the outer end of the crease behind the knee, behind GB-36.

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 the midpoint between your outer ankle bone and the outer end of the crease behind the knee
  2. Move one thumb-width down from it
  3. The point is just behind the outer leg bone (fibula)
GB-35 (Yang Intersection) acupressure point location: On the outer side of the lower leg, just behind the fibula, 7 cun above the outer ankle bone.

How to Apply Pressure

Find the midpoint between the outer ankle bone and the outer end of the knee crease; move one thumb-width down, behind the fibula. Apply gentle, steady pressure there with a fingertip. Keep it comfortable: firm but never painful, and never deep or unrelenting. Stop if it hurts. Avoid this point if you have severe mental illness requiring medical supervision, acute leg injuries, severe anxiety disorders.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Leg pain
  • Anxiety
  • Emotional imbalance
  • Acute pain
  • Muscle spasms
  • Agitation

Related Health Concerns

Anxiety

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe mental illness requiring medical supervision
  • Acute leg injuries
  • Severe anxiety disorders

Take care:

  • Avoid during acute anxiety or manic episodes
  • Use firm but controlled pressure
  • Discontinue if emotional symptoms worsen
  • Seek professional help for severe mental health symptoms