BL65 Shugu (Restraining Bone)

束骨shù gǔShugu

Bladder Meridian

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Location of acupuncture point BL65 Shugu (Restraining Bone)
32
Indications
17
Protocols
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Location

Posterior to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at the junction of the red and white skin.

Categories

  • Shu-Stream 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 BL65 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Aversion ColdAversion WindCarbuncle BackChillsClove Sores BackDeafnessDepressionDiarrheaPsychological DisorderErosion Eye Canthus MedialEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFeverHemorrhoidsHeatHeat EyesHeat HeadStiff NeckImmobility NeckJaundice EyesMalariaPainBack PainLower Back PainEye PainHeadacheHeadache Occipital PainThigh PainRed EyesEye Canthus Medial RednessChannel Stagnation Swelling

Protocols using BL65

  • Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST41, ST44, SP06, SI18, BL02, BL65, TB05, TB17, GB03, GB14, GB20, LV03, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
  • Cerebrovascular Ischemic, Limbs Problems, Limbs Numbness, Lips Dark Purple, Gum Dark Purple, Tongue Dark, Ecchymosis, Vein Varicose Sublingual, Pulse Uneven – ST36, ST40, HT06, BL65, PC04, PC06, GB20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60002-7 ↗)
  • Joint Pain, Stiffness Joint, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Aromatase Inhibitor Side Effects – LI04, ST36, BL65, KD03, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1007/s10549-013-2427-z ↗)
  • Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI04, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, BL65, TB14, TB15, TB16, TB17, GB21 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410 ↗)
  • Anxiety, Depression, Hot Flashes, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance, Menopausal Symptoms – LI04, ST36, BL65, KD03, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1002/cncr.28352 ↗)
  • Fatigue, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Constipation, Depression, Insomnia, Itchiness, Edema, Palpitation, Knee Pain, Back Pain, Vision Blurred, Cervical Pain, Stiffness Shoulder, Cramp Leg, Lower-limb Pain, Upper-limb Numbness, Lower-limb Numbness, Hemodialysis Complication – LU05, LU09, LI02, LI11, ST41, ST45, SP02, SP05, HT07, HT09, SI03, SI08, BL65, BL67, KD01, KD07, PC07, PC09, TB03, TB10, GB38, GB43, LV02, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2015/802846 ↗)
  • Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – LI11, HT07, SI03, SI15, BL10, BL65, PC06, TB03, TB15, GB20, GB34, GB39, GB41, CV14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1027-y ↗)
  • Fatigue, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Widespread Pain – SI03, SI04, BL62, BL64, BL65 (doi:10.1155/2019/9684649 ↗)
  • Breech Presentation, Pregnancy Malpresentation, Moxibustion Non-response – SI01, BL65 (doi:10.1155/2019/8950924 ↗)
  • Anxiety, Stool Loose, Menstruation Irregular, Vision Visual Field Defect, Vision Blind Spot, Neck Myofascial Pain – LI04, LI10, ST36, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT08, SI03, SI13, BL10, BL18, BL20, BL22, BL23, BL65, PC06, PC07, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV03, GV14, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.1177/21649561211021081 ↗)
  • Dizziness, Vertigo Cervical – SI03, BL65, GB20 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i19.3676 ↗)
  • Lumbar Pain, Herniation Lumbar Disc Acute, Restricted Lumbar Mobility – ST43, BL31, BL65, GB41 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240411-0001 ↗)
  • Anxiety, Dry Eye – LI04, ST02, ST36, SI18, BL02, BL65, TB23, GB14, XH05 (doi:10.4081/ejtm.2022.10482 ↗)
  • Visual Field Defect, Neck Pain – LI04, LI10, ST36, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT08, SI03, SI13, BL10, BL18, BL20, BL22, BL23, BL65, PC06, PC07, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV14, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.1177/21649561211021081 ↗)
  • Injury Meniscal – ST43, ST44, SP02, SP03, BL65, BL66, GB41, GB43, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.09.012 ↗)
  • Healthy Participants – SP03, BL65, TB03 (The Change in Cutaneous Temperature When Using Acupuncture at TB-3 and BL-65 Acupoints in Healthy Participants. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06200337)
  • Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Fibrositis, Neuralgia, Gout, Numbness, Toe Pain, Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Toe Pain – SP04, BL65, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside BL65

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL65. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • SI03Back Stream7 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool6 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley6 protocols
  • PC06Inner Gate6 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols
  • GB34Yang Mound Spring5 protocols
  • LV03Great Surge4 protocols
  • SP03Great White4 protocols
  • BL10Celestial Pillar3 protocols
  • GB41Foot Governor Of Tears3 protocols
  • PC07Great Mound3 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols

Other points on the Bladder Meridian

BL01BL02BL03BL04BL05BL06BL07BL08BL09BL10BL11BL12BL13BL14BL15BL16BL17BL18BL19BL20BL21BL22BL23BL24BL25BL26BL27BL28BL29BL30BL31BL32BL33BL34BL35BL36BL37BL38BL39BL40BL41BL42BL43BL44BL45BL46BL47BL48BL49BL50BL51BL52BL53BL54BL55BL56BL57BL58BL59BL60BL61BL62BL63BL64BL66BL67