The Ankle region contains 13 acupuncture points (meridians: BL, GB, KI, LR, SP, ST). The interactive atlas below opens directly on this region: click a point for its booklet (location, needling, indications, combinations), turn on labels, or start the tour.
| Code | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| BL60 Kunlun | Kunlun | In a depression situated between the most prominent point of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the malleolus. |
| BL62 Shenmai | Shenmai | On the lateral aspect of the foot, directly inferior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in the depression between the inferior… |
| GB40 Qiuxu | Mound Ruins | On the anterolateral aspect of the ankle, in the depression lateral to the extensor digitorum longus tendon, anterior and distal to the… |
| KI2 Rangu | Blazing Valley | On the medial aspect of the foot, in the depression on the lower border of the navicular tuberosity, anterior and inferior to the medial… |
| KI3 Taixi | Taixi | On the posteromedial aspect of the ankle, in the depression between the prominence of the medial malleolus and the calcaneal tendon. |
| KI4 Dazhong | Great Bell | On the medial aspect of the foot, posteroinferior to the medial malleolus, superior to the calcaneus, in the depression anterior to the… |
| KI5 Shuiquan | Water Spring | On the medial aspect of the foot, in a depression 1 cun directly inferior to the depression between the prominence of the medial malleolus… |
| KI6 Zhaohai | Shining Sea | On the medial aspect of the foot, 1 cun inferior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in the depression inferior to the medial… |
| LR3 Tài Chōng | Tài Chōng | On the dorsum of the foot, between the first and second metatarsal bones, in the depression distal to the junction of the bases of the two… |
| LR4 Zhōng Fēng | Middle Seal | On the anteromedial aspect of the ankle, in the depression medial to the tibialis anterior tendon, anterior to the medial malleolus, about… |
| SP5 Shāngqiū | Shāngqiū | On the medial aspect of the foot, anteroinferior to the medial malleolus, in the depression midway between the tuberosity of the navicular… |
| ST41 Jiexi | Stream Untied | On the dorsum of the foot, at the midpoint of the ankle crease, in the depression between the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and… |
| ST42 Chongyang | Rushing Yang | On the dorsum of the foot, at the joint of the base of the second metatarsal bone and the intermediate cuneiform bone, over the dorsalis… |
Other regions: Foot: Dorsum of foot · Medial foot · Lateral foot · Sole
The Ankle region of the atlas lists 13 points: BL60, BL62, GB40, KI2, KI3, KI4, KI5, KI6, LR3, LR4, SP5, ST41, ST42.
Open the point in the 3D atlas: the booklet gives the standard location, a cun ruler from the nearest bony landmark, and a step-by-step description.