G39 Xuanzhong ( Influential Point of the Marrow , VB39 )

Location 3 cun above the tip of the external malleolus , in the depression between the posterior border of the fibula and the tendons of m . peronaeus longus and brevis

Indications Apoplexy , hemiplegia , pain of the neck , abdominal distension , pain in the hypochondriac region , Muscular atrophy of the lower limbs , spastic pain of the leg , beriberi .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch . Moxibustion is applicable ,

Vasculature The branches of the anterior tibial artery and vein .

Innervation The superficial peroneal nerve .