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foot. At ISP1, the posterior border of Gracilis longitudinal arrangement of muscles from the
muscle could be palpated in the living per- tendons to the origins. The massage points

son. After dissecting the thigh skin, it is con- correspond to the muscular origins, to the
firmed that the ISP1 locates between the pos- proximal parts of the artery penetrating
terior border of the Adductor Magnus (AM) through the opening, and to the nerves rami-

muscle and the anterior border of the origin fying to supply the muscles. This was con-
of Semimembranosus muscle, at a location firmed by pressing NP1 and NP2, which led
where the posterior division of the Obturator to diminishing of the dorsalis pedis arterial

Nerve enters the AM muscle. At ISP2 and pulse.
ISP3, the anterior border of Gracilis muscle The SPs are located near the muscular
could be palpated in the living person. After origins or between the muscular origins where

dissecting the thigh skin, it revealed that the the arterial and nerve supply are found. They
ISP2 and ISP3 are located at the anterior bor- are found adjacent to the courses of arterial
der of the Gracilis muscle and the posterior and nerve supply namely, ISP2 and ISP3,

border of Sartorius muscle, where the Femo- which run along the direction of the FN and
ral vessels and FN are seen under the Sarto- the Femoral vessels and its branches. This
rius muscle. The Femoral vessels communi- was confirmed by showing that pressure on
cate with the popliteal fossa through the ad- ISP2 and ISP3 diminished the popliteal arte-

ductor hiatus in the AM muscle. At ISP5, the rial pulse. One exception was ISP1, which
Posterior Tibial Arterial pulse could be pal- was located near the origin of the Semimem-

pated in the living person. After removing branosus muscle.
the leg skin in the cadavers, this point corres- The points that are considered to be both
ponds to the Posterior Tibial vessels and TN massage points and SPs associated with the
are seen deep to the Flexor Retinaculum. branches of arteries and nerves entering the

muscles, and also with the hip joint. One
Discussion
exception is ISP4, which corresponds to the

The BLs correspond to the longitudinal popliteal fossa where the arterial and nerve
arrangement of muscles from the origins to supply are found. This point could be con-
the tendons, in association with the borders firmed by pressing and detecting a dimi-
of the IT, as well as to the vessels and the nished Dorsalis Pedis and Posterior Tibial

nerve supplies between the muscles. One Arterial pulse. Massage on these points should
exception is BL2, which corresponds to the therefore be undertaken with care in elderly