Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which BL28 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingBenefit Back LumbarBenefit Back LumbarBenefit LegsBenefit LegsBenefit Legs InferiorBenefit Legs InferiorBenefit Regulate BladderConstipationDamp ItchinessDamp ItchinessQi DeficiencyQi DeficiencyPenis Swelling DeficiencyDeficiency-swelling PenisDiarrheaDefecation ProblemsDefecation ProblemsUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsBedwettingFibroids / MassesFibroids MassesFibroids / Masses Jia Ju AbdomenFibroids Masses Jia Ju AbdomenFibroids / Masses Ji HardFibroids Masses Ji HardFibroids / Masses JuFibroids Masses JuAbdominal FullnessAbdominal FullnessHeaviness LegHeaviness LegSitting For Long StiffnessImmobility Sitting For LongLeg NumbnessLeg NumbnessAbdominal PainAbdominal PainButtock PainButtock PainCoccyx PainCoccyx PainGenitals External PainGenitals External PainSacrum PainSacrum PainLumbar Spine PainLumbar Spine PainVagina PainVagina PainRegulate BladderUrinary RetentionUrinary RetentionSciatica Stagnation SwellingDamp Heat Jiao Lower SyndromeDamp-heat Jiao Lower SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveThirsting ExcessiveUlceration GenitalsUlceration GenitalsUrination Irregular FlowUrination Irregular FlowPainful UrinationPainful UrinationUrine CloudyUrine CloudyUrine DarkUrine Dark
Protocols using BL28
- Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9245186)
- Nocturia, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Urination Urgency, Urination Hesitancy, Urination Slow Stream, Urination Frequency – ST28, BL23, BL28, CV03, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000030925)
- Lumbar Disc Herniation – ST36, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL28, BL57, GB30, GB34 (Clinical Research on the Efficacy of Thread-embedding Acupuncture on Herniated Intervertebral Disc of Lumbar Spine. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03236753)
- Renal Colic Pain – SP06, BL23, BL28, GB25, CV03 (https://doi.org/10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2024.000025)
- Urinary Incontinence, Stroke Sequelae Post-cerebral Infarction – SP06, BL23, BL28, PC06, CV03, CV06, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2018.13.0253)
- Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9245186)
- Renal Colic Pain – ST36, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, BL40, GB25, CV03 (https://doi.org/10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2024.000025)
- Sacrum Pain – BL28, BL32, BL34, BL36, BL60, GV02, GV05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Urine Dark – LI08, LI09, ST37, ST39, SI02, SI03, BL27, BL28, BL32, BL40, BL46, BL47, BL54, KD10, KD18, PC08, GB12, GB25, CV03, CV04, CV05, CV06, CV07, CV10, CV12, CV24, GV01, GV02, GV05, GV27 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Lumbar Spine Pain – LI04, ST28, BL16, BL22, BL28, BL29, BL39, BL56, KD15, GB20, GB40, LV13, CV07, GV04, GV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Defecation Problems – BL25, BL27, BL28, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL36, BL52, BL53, BL54, BL60, KD01, KD03, KD08, KD19, LV03, LV04, CV01, CV12, GV01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Cystitis – ST28, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, LV05, LV08, CV03 (PGA)