GB-36 - Outer Mound

外丘 - Wài qiū

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 in front of 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, in front of GB-35.

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 in front of the outer leg bone (fibula)
GB-36 (Outer Mound) acupressure point location: On the outer side of the lower leg, just in front of the fibula, 7 cun above the outer ankle bone.

How to Apply Pressure

From that midpoint, move one thumb-width down and find the spot just in front of 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 rabies exposure requiring immediate medical treatment, severe psychiatric episodes, acute leg trauma.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Leg pain
  • Headache
  • Acute pain
  • Emotional agitation
  • Muscle spasms
  • Anxiety

Related Health Concerns

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Rabies exposure requiring immediate medical treatment
  • Severe psychiatric episodes
  • Acute leg trauma

Take care:

  • Seek immediate medical attention for any rabies exposure
  • Avoid during severe manic episodes
  • Use controlled pressure for acute pain conditions
  • Discontinue if agitation increases