BL39 (Outside Of The Crease)

Location

Lateral to the ub40 on the medial border of the tendon of the biceps femoris.

Indications

Conditions for which BL39 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using BL39

• Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Mobility Reduced, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar, Neurogenic Claudication – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204)
• Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic, Gait Disturbance – BL23, BL32, BL39, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S438219)
• Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic, Gait Disturbance – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S438219)
• Stroke Sequelae, Stroke Post, Paralysis Ankle, Ankle Joint Problems, Ankle Dysfunction – ST31, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST40, ST41, SP10, BL39, KD06, GB34, GB39, GB40, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2024.000593)
• Abdomen Inferior Fullness – ST28, BL39, BL40, KD01, LV02, LV05, LV10, CV14, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Lower Back Pain – LU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Pain – LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI01, LI02, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST09, ST12, ST15, ST21, ST22, ST26, ST29, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, SP13, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, SI18, BL02, BL09, BL10, BL17, BL25, BL32, BL33, BL36, BL37, BL38, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD02, KD04, KD09, KD10, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD25, PC02, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB14, TB15, TB17, TB22, TB23, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB08, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB43, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV14, CV03, CV05, CV06, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV20, CV21, CV24, GV01, GV11, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, XB08, XC01, XH04, XH05, XH06, XH12, XH13, XH18, XL05A, XL05B, XU05, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU13, XU14, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Constipation – LI20, ST22, ST25, ST28, ST30, ST37, ST40, ST41, ST44, SP02, SP03, SP05, SP13, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL39, BL51, BL56, BL57, KD01, KD04, KD06, KD15, KD16, KD17, KD18, TB05, TB06, GB27, GB34, GB41, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV13, CV06, CV07, XB09, XC15, XC16, XC17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Channel Stagnation – LU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Bedwetting – LU05, ST22, SP06, SP09, SP11, HT05, HT07, HT08, BL23, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL39, BL40, KD03, KD06, KD11, GB34, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV09, LV10, CV01, CV02, CV04, XB05, XC07, XL19, XU17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Foot Pain – BL39, BL62, TB05, GB41, LV05, GV02, GV05, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Sciatica – BL23, BL30, BL36, BL39, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34 (PGA)

Other points on the Bladder Meridian