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Indications
4
Protocols
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Location
1 thumb width above the BL39 on the medial side of the tendon of the biceps femoris; point is located with knee slightly flexed.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL38 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Knees JointsContractionContraction Tendon Ligament Popliteal FossaContraction Tendon / Ligament Popliteal FossaContraction Thigh LateralCrampingTurmoil DisorderHeatHeat Small IntestineTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentKnotting Large IntestineMyalgia Thigh PosteriorButtock NumbnessPainThigh Lateral PainUrine Hot
Protocols using BL38
- Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Post-surgical Pain, Recovery Post-surgical Knee-replacement – ST28, ST34, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL38, GB28, GB29, GB34, CV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000024941 ↗)
- Gait Impairment, Balance Disorder, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – SP10, SP11, BL37, BL38, GV20, MS06, MS12 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Liver-kidney Deficiency, Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Syndrome – ST32, BL38, BL54, BL60, KD03, GB29, GB33, LV07 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250424-k0005 ↗)
- Dryness Large Intestine, Dryness Large Intestine – BL25, BL38, KD16 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside BL38
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL38. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB29Squatting Bone Hole2 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood2 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
- BL37Gate Of Abundance1 protocols
- BL54Lowermost In Order1 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)1 protocols
- CV03Central Pivot1 protocols
- GB28Linking Path1 protocols
- GB33Yang Knee Gate1 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring1 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences1 protocols
- KD03Great Stream1 protocols