BL-59

BL-59, Fū Yáng, 跗阳, Instep Yang Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Qiao Mai Location On the lower leg, 3 cun directly superior to BL-60. Needling Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  1 to 1.5 cun Description: 1 to 1.5 cun. Perpendicular or oblique insertion…

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BL-58

BL-58, Fēi Yáng, 飞阳, Soaring Upwards Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo-Connecting Point, Empirical – hemorrhoids Location On the lower leg, 7 cun directly superior to BL-60, lateral to and approximately 1 cun inferior to BL-57. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique    Depth:  1 to 1.5 cun Description:…

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BL-54

BL-54, Zhì Biān, 秩边, Order’s Limit Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories None Location On the buttock, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the sacro-coccygeal hiatus. Needling Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  1.5 to 2 cun Description: i. Perpendicular insertion 1.5 to 2.5 cun; ii. Slanted towards the…

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BL-40

BL-40, Wěi Zhōng, 委中, Middle of the Crook Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Command Point – Lumbar and Back • He-Sea Point • Heavenly Star Point • EmpIrical – back pain Location At the back of the knee, on the popliteal crease, in a depression midway between…

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BL-37

BL-37, Yīn Mén, 殷门, Gate of Abundance Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Location Lies between the hamstring muscles along the line between BL36 and BL40. 6 cun distal to BL-36. 8 cun proximal to BL-40. Needling Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  0.5 to 1 cun Description: 1 to…

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BL-36

BL-36, Chéng Fú, 承扶, Hold and Support Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories None Location Just below the buttock, on a line directly superior to BL-40, in the centre of the transverse gluteal crease in a depression between the hamstring muscles. Needling Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  1 to…

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BL-32

BL-32, Cì Liáo, 次髎, Second Crevice Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point – BL & GB Channels • Empirical – Dysmenorrhea Location Over the second posterior sacral foramen. Needling Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  0.5 to 1 cun, 1.5 to 2 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to…

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BL-26

BL-26, Guān Yuán Shū, 关元俞, Gate of Origin Shu Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5). Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Perpendicular    Depth: …

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BL-25

BL-25, Dà Cháng Shū, 大肠俞, Large Intestine Shu Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Large Intestine Back Shu Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra (L4).. Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling…

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BL-23

BL-23, Shèn Shū, 肾俞, Kidney Shu Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Kidney Back Shu Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2). Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique …

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