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Figure 3 Medial aspect of the left lower limb showing
Figure 2 Lateral aspect of the right lower limb showing
the locations of BLIT (xé to yé), ISP4 (ISP4)
the locations of OSP1 (OSP1), OSP2
and BLIL (aé to bé).
(OSP2), OSP3 (OSP3), BLOT (xû to yû) and
BLOL (aû to bû).

approximately 2 fingerbreadths (4 cm.) be-
low the gluteal fold to 2 fingerbreadths (4 cm.)

above the medial side of the medial epi-
condyle of the femur (Figure 4).
BLIL is an imaginary line drawn from

the medial border of the tibia, approximately Figure 4 Lateral aspect of the right lower limb showing
2 fingerbreadths (4 cm.) below the tibia head, the locations of OSP4 (OSP4) and OSP5
(OSP5).
to 2 fingerbreadths (4 cm.) posterior to the
border of the medial malleolus (Figure 4). was located between the origins and the ten-

All of these structures were identified dons of the Tibialis Anterior (TA) and Exten-
and palpated by removing skin and fascia sor Digitorum Longus (EDL) muscles. Deeper

from the buttocks, thighs, legs and feet of dissection at the middle third of BL1 indi-
the dissection cadavers. Anatomical struc- cated the Anterior Tibial vessels and the Deep
tures especially, muscles, nerves, blood ves- Peroneal Nerve (DPN) to be between these
sels and other structures located at or deep muscles (Figure 6). At BL2 and BL3 runs along

to the massage points, SPs and BLs were the border of Iliotibial Tract (IT) could be pal-
identified and photographs were taken of pated in the living person. After removing

these structures. the thigh skin, it is found that the BL2 and
BL3 locates along the anterior and posterior
Results
borders of the IT. The posterior border of fibu-
The lateral border of tibia could be pal- lar could be palpated along BL4 in the living

pated adjacent BL1 in the living person. Re- person. After removing the leg skin, it could
moval of the skin over BL1 showed that it be mapped that the BL4 occupied by the ori-