BL58 Feiyang (Taking Flight)

飛揚fēi yángFeiyang

Bladder Meridian

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Location of acupuncture point BL58 Feiyang (Taking Flight)
48
Indications
17
Protocols
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Location

7 thumb widths directly above the BL60 on the posterior border of the fibula about 1 thumb width lateral and inferior to the BL57.

Categories

  • Luo-Connecting point of the Bladder meridian

The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which BL58 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Leg Muscle WastingChillsCold Body InferiorNasal CongestionPsychological DisorderDizzinessEpilepsyEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFeverHemorrhoidsHaemorrhoids BleedingHaemorrhoids PainfulHaemorrhoids SwellingHeat HeadHeavinessStiff KneeSitting StiffnessStanding StiffnessStanding For Long StiffnessWalking StiffnessImmobility KneeImmobility SittingImmobility StandingImmobility Standing For LongImmobility WalkingMalariaNosebleedObstruction HeadPainBack PainLower Back PainHead PainHeadacheHead Occiput PainLeg PainNeck PainRhinitisSciaticaShiveringChannel StagnationSpontaneous Sweating SwellingBi Arthralgia Wind Joints SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind Joints SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveLeg WeaknessWind Taiyang

TCM actions

What classical sources say BL58 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Regulate InferiorBenefit Regulate SuperiorRegulate InferiorRegulate Superior

Protocols using BL58

  • Back Low Pain, Acute Pain, Referred Pain – LI04, BL29, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL40, BL54, BL58, BL62, KD03, GB30, LV03, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
  • Back Low Pain, Acute Pain, Referred Pain – LI04, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL52, BL54, BL58, BL62, KD03, GB30, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
  • Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Joint – ST06, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL20, BL40, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL62, KD03, KD10, GB33, GB34, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2013/182528 ↗)
  • Back Low Pain, Disability Functional, Back Chronic Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT03, BL23, BL30, BL58, BL60, KD07, TB05, GB41, GV04 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0850-7 ↗)
  • Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Paresthesia, Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Sensory Loss, Muscle Weakness – ST25, ST36, ST43, SP06, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL58, GB41, LV03, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-3037-z ↗)
  • Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 ↗)
  • Heel Pain, Plantar Fasciitis, Plantar Fascia Pain, Stiffness Foot, Plantar Fasciitis – BL58, KD03 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.05.003 ↗)
  • Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
  • Stiff Neck, Neck Pain, Foreign Body Sensation, Limited Range Of Motion Neck, Cervical Disorder – BL02, BL10, BL58, BL60, GB12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240429-0003 ↗)
  • Dementia Senile – LI11, ST40, SP03, HT07, BL58, KD03, GB13, GB20, LV03, CV04, CV17, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60071-6 ↗)
  • Back Low Pain, Disability Functional, Low Back Pain – ST36, HT03, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL30, BL40, BL58, GV04 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.6.219 ↗)
  • Parkinson's Disease – LI10, BL24, BL58, TB04, GB33 (doi:10.1002/mds.70343 ↗)
  • Cognitive Impairment Mild – LI11, ST40, SP03, HT07, BL58, KD03, GB20, LV03, CV04, CV17, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1506367 ↗)
  • Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced – ST25, ST36, ST43, SP06, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL58, GB41, LV03, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-3037-z ↗)
  • Cough, Headache, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Throat Sore, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (Heo JS, Yang SY, Lim SA, Lee JM, Kang JY, Sun SH, Kim HG, Kang W, Cho JH. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(6): 724-729)
  • Dementia Vascular Ischemic – BL58, KD03 (李莎胡赛琴赵旭纪亚红李崖雪吕静张仪王丰. MRI分析针刺缺血性血管性痴呆患者太溪-飞扬穴的脑响应. 分子影像学杂志 ., 2023 [CNKI])
  • Bi Syndrome, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Fibrositis, Neuralgia, Gout, Numbness, Leg Pain, Bi Syndrome, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Leg Pain – BL57, BL58 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside BL58

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL58. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • KD03Great Stream10 protocols
  • LV03Great Surge8 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols
  • BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols
  • BL40Middle Of The Crease4 protocols
  • BL60Kunlun (Mountains)4 protocols
  • BL62Extending Vessel4 protocols
  • GV14Great Vertebra4 protocols
  • HT07Spirit Gate4 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
  • SP10Sea Of Blood4 protocols

Other points on the Bladder Meridian

BL01BL02BL03BL04BL05BL06BL07BL08BL09BL10BL11BL12BL13BL14BL15BL16BL17BL18BL19BL20BL21BL22BL23BL24BL25BL26BL27BL28BL29BL30BL31BL32BL33BL34BL35BL36BL37BL38BL39BL40BL41BL42BL43BL44BL45BL46BL47BL48BL49BL50BL51BL52BL53BL54BL55BL56BL57BL59BL60BL61BL62BL63BL64BL65BL66BL67