Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Relaxes the sinews and alleviates painClears heat and soothes contraction
Numbness of the gluteal and femoral regions, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa.
Where is BL-38 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 297): On the back of the knee, 1 cun superior to Weiyang BL-39, on the medial side of the tendon of biceps femoris.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 183-184): 1 cun above Weiyang (BL-39) on the medial side of the tendon m. biceps femoris. The point is located with the knee slightly flexed.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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