GB-38 - Yang Assistance

阳辅 - Yáng fǔ

Point Region: Lower leg

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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, 4 cun above the outer ankle bone.

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 most prominent point of your outer ankle bone
  2. Measure four finger-widths plus one thumb-width up the leg
  3. The point is just in front of the outer leg bone (fibula)
GB-38 (Yang Assistance) acupressure point location: On the outer side of the lower leg, just in front of the fibula, 4 cun above the outer ankle bone.

How to Apply Pressure

Measure four cun up from the most prominent part of your outer ankle bone, 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 severe heat conditions, acute anxiety disorders, leg trauma.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Headache
  • Anxiety
  • Leg pain
  • Dizziness
  • Emotional instability
  • Heat conditions
  • Agitation

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheAnxietyFeeling Faint

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe heat conditions
  • Acute anxiety disorders
  • Leg trauma

Take care:

  • Avoid during acute anxiety episodes
  • Use moderate pressure on lower leg
  • Discontinue if heat symptoms increase
  • Seek help for severe emotional symptoms