Location
On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus.
Cautions
Avoid in acute ankle injuries.
Indications
Conditions for which ST41 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationArthritis KneeArthritis KneeLeg Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingBelchingBiting TongueBiting TongueCalm Spirit ShenCalm Spirit ShenConstipationCrampingDampDepression CryingDepression CryingSadness & DepressionSadness & DepressionDisease FebrileDisease FebrilePsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingDizzinessDrop FootDrop-footEating ProblemsEating ProblemsEpilepsyEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFright FullnessGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsHeat FuHeat FuHeat StomachHeat StomachHeaviness ThighHeaviness ThighHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureInjury KneeInjury KneeInjury Toe HalluxInjury Toe HalluxMalariaPainAnkle Joint PainAnkle Joint PainEyebrow PainEyebrow PainHeadache Frontal PainHeadache Frontal PainKnee PainKnee PainMouth PainMouth PainPalpitationsRed EyesRed EyesFacial RednessFacial RednessSciaticaMuscle SpasmsMuscle SpasmsChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous Sweating SwellingFacial SwellingFacial SwellingHead SwellingHead SwellingBi Arthralgia SyndromeBi / Arthralgia SyndromeBi Arthralgia Tendon Ligament SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Tendon / Ligament SyndromeWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using ST41
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16, MS06, MS07 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y)
- Hemiplegia Post-stroke, Foot Drop, Ankle Mobility Reduced, Lower Limb Motor Dysfunction – ST36, ST37, ST41, SP06, GB20, GB34, GB39, GB40, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2020.000412)
- Ankle Pain, Ankle Swelling, Sprain Ankle Lateral – ST36, ST41, BL60, BL62, KD03, KD06, GB39, GB40 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4111-z)
- Ankle Pain, Ankle Swelling, Sprain Ankle Acute, Bruising Ankle, Functional Impairment Ankle – ST41, BL40, BL60, KD06, KD09, GB39 (https://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.944157)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Physical Problems – LI04, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST41, SP06, SP09, SP10, KD03, GB34 (Atalay Sevgi Gümüs et al.. The Effect of Acupuncture and Physiotherapy on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Study.. Pain physician, 2021)
- Ischemic Stroke, Cognitive Impairment Mild – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, TB05, GB13, GB34, LV03, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-214)
- Stroke Sequelae, Stroke Post, Paralysis Ankle, Ankle Joint Problems, Ankle Dysfunction – ST31, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST40, ST41, SP10, KD06, GB34, GB39, GB40, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2024.000593)
- Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST25, ST41, BL23, KD13 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
- Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Extremities Numbness, Tingling Extremities – LI04, ST36, ST41, CV04 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04603-1)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain – ST34, ST36, ST41 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/283010)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Deformity Varus Knee, Lower Limb Swelling – ST32, ST34, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, KD03, KD06 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6428759)
- Joint Pain, Stiffness Joint, Deformity Joint, Fluorosis Skeletal, Bi-syndrome – LU05, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST35, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL10, BL17, TB04, GB29, GB30, GV03, GV14 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/839132)