Foot reflexology · zone 5
Location: On the lateral border of the left foot: the knee area at the notch below the base of the fifth metatarsal, and the hip area just behind it, toward the outer ankle bone.
Longitudinal zone(s): 5 of 5
Side: left foot
Tradition: Ingham (Western)
Ingham (Western)
Ingham-lineage charts place the knee as a half-moon on the lateral border at the notch below the base of the fifth metatarsal, with the hip just behind it toward the outer ankle bone.
Byers' charts keep both areas on the lateral border rather than on the dorsum.
Chinese reflexology
Chinese charts keep the knee at the cuboid notch but put the hip joint on the lateral aspect directly below the outer ankle bone, and add separate shoulder-joint and elbow areas along the same lateral border.
Some Western charts move the hip onto the dorsum or onto the outer heel instead, so three different placements are in circulation.
Traditionally worked in lower-limb and postural sequences, often with the supporting hand holding the ankle.
Reflexology is a traditional practice, not an evidence-based medical treatment. Systematic reviews have not shown it to be effective for any medical condition. These maps document what practitioners traditionally use — they are not claims about how the body works.
Conventionally avoided over recent injury, a joint replacement, swelling or unexplained pain in the corresponding joint.
On the lateral border of the left foot: the knee area at the notch below the base of the fifth metatarsal, and the hip area just behind it, toward the outer ankle bone.
Ingham (Western). Other schools place this area differently; the variants are documented on this page.
No. Reflexology maps are traditional diagrams, not descriptions of anatomy or physiology. Systematic reviews have not found reflexology to be an effective treatment for any medical condition.
Conventionally avoided over recent injury, a joint replacement, swelling or unexplained pain in the corresponding joint.
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
