S39 Xiajuxu ( The Lower HeSea Point of the Small Intestine , E39 )

Location 3 cun below S37 , one fingerbreadth from the anterior crest of the tibia , in m . tibialis anterior

Indications Lower abdominal pain , backache referring to the testis , mastitis , numbness and paralysis of the lower extremities .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The anterior tibial artery and vein .

Innervalion The branches of the superficial peroneal nerve and the deep peroneal nerve