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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus.
Categories
- He-Sea point of the Bladder meridian
- Lower He-Sea point of the Bladder
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
Cautions
Caution in weakness/fatigue; avoid strong stimulation.
Indications
Conditions for which BL40 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingChills AlternatingClove SoresContraction Tendon Ligament Popliteal FossaContraction Tendon / Ligament Popliteal FossaDiarrheaDisease FebrileTurmoil DisorderHypogastrium BloatingDysenteryUrinary ProblemsEczemaBedwettingEpilepsyErysipelas Cinnabar ToxinFeverAbdomen Inferior FullnessHaemorrhoids PainfulHeat BloodHeat LimbsHeaviness Back LumbarHeaviness ButtockHemiplegiaHip StiffnessStiff KneeSpine Lumbar StiffnessImmobility HipImmobility KneeImmobility Spine LumbarInjury ColdMalariaNosebleedPainAbdominal PainCoccyx PainHeadacheLower Abdominal PainKnee PainTeeth Inferior Jaw PainThigh PainToe Hallux PainPharyngitisCold Sacrum SensationChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingBi Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg SyndromeBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind SyndromeSummer Heat SyndromeSummer-heat SyndromeThirsting Excessive PersistentUrine DarkHivesVomitingLeg WeaknessStroke
TCM actions
What classical sources say BL40 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Back LumbarBenefit BladderBenefit Knees
Protocols using BL40
The 50 best-sourced of 345, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Cerebral Palsy, Motor Dysfunction, Posture Abnormalities – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, HT07, SI19, BL01, BL17, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB13, GB14, GB19, LV03, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV23, GV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60074-1 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Prolapse Of The Lumbar Intervertebral Disc, Low Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL40, BL54 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60003-0 ↗)
- Motor Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficits, Stroke Ischemic Acute – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcm.2018.02.012 ↗)
- Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance Disturbance – LU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60004-2 ↗)
- Buttocks Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Muscle Spasm, Lameness – ST36, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60023-6 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Morning – ST34, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL40, BL57 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(12)60010-7 ↗)
- Paralysis Hemiplegia, Paralysis Flaccid – LU05, LI04, SP06, HT01, BL40, KD01, PC06, GB40, CV04, GV26 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60022-9 ↗)
- Sciatica, Lumbar Pain, Prolapse Intervertebral Disc – BL40, GB36, GB43 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60041-2 ↗)
- Joint Pain, Stiffness Morning, Arthritis Rheumatoid Juvenile, Stiffness Joint – LI04, ST36, BL40, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nel012 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Disability Low Back – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Disability Musculoskeletal – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 ↗)
- Back Pain, Sciatica Pain, Herniated Nucleus Pulposus – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep085 ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Back Chronic Pain – BL40 (doi:10.1155/2012/521612 ↗)
- Stroke Ischemic Acute – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL10, BL40, PC06, GB20, MS06 (doi:10.1155/2012/372670 ↗)
- Myofascial Pain, Tightness Trapezius, Restricted Rom Cervical, Trigger Points Latent – BL40, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2013/287184 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Low-back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL32, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2013/872142 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Hemiparesis, Paralysis Unilateral, Sensorimotor Deficit, Brain Tumor Astrocytoma – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06 (doi:10.1155/2013/859763 ↗)
- Sciatica, Lower Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lower Limb Numbness, Lower Limb Weakness, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL25, BL40 (doi:10.1155/2013/718593 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar – BL25, BL40 (doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Postural Instability, Balance Impaired, Fall Risk, Gait Impaired – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL40, KD03, GB34, LV03, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1159/000363442 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Acute Pain – BL40 (doi:10.1155/2015/210120 ↗)
- Fatigue Exercise-induced, Fatigue Physical – ST36, BL23, BL40, CV04 (doi:10.1155/2015/508302 ↗)
- Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1155/2015/808425 ↗)
- Sciatica, Leg Pain, Leg Numbness, Leg Weakness, Lower-back Pain, Paresthesia Leg – BL40, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2015/425108 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Postural Instability, Gait Disorder, Movement Disorder Parkinsons, Balance Impairment, Freezing Of Gait, Gait Disturbance – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL40, KD03, GB34, LV03, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155613 ↗)
- Lower Back Pain, Low Back Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Non-specific Pain – BL40 (doi:10.1155/2017/3140403 ↗)
- Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Radiculopathy L5, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower Extremity Pain, Gluteal Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL53, BL54, BL57, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2087-y ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010790 ↗)
- Anxiety, Palpitations, Depression, Insomnia, Anger, Back Pain, Irritability, Memory Impairment – BL40, BL56, BL57, GB20, GB21, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.018 ↗)
- Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Anger, Back Pain, Neck Pain, Irritability – BL40, BL56, BL57, GB20, GB21, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.018 ↗)
- Radicular Pain, Low-back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Paresthesia Lower-limb, Disc-herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (doi:10.1155/2018/5871657 ↗)
- Chronic Pain, Back Low Pain, Disability Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.1186/s13063-018-3049-x ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain, Back Chronic Pain, Low-back Pain – BL23, BL40, KD03, GV03 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101885 ↗)
- Osteoporosis, Bone Pain, Muscle Weakness, Fracture Risk – ST36, SP06, BL11, BL20, BL23, BL40, KD03, CV04, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2019/2705263 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40 (doi:10.1155/2019/4024501 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Joint Problems – ST36, SP10, BL23, BL40, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2020/4034105 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Paresthesia Lower Extremity, Disc Herniation Lumbar, Radiating Lower Extremity Pain, Lower Extremity Weakness – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S234761 ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain, Back Chronic Pain, Low-back Pain – BL23, BL40, KD03, GV03 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116899 ↗)
- Limb Pain, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasm Limb, Contracture Joint – LI04, LI11, SP09, BL40, LV03, CV12, GV20, GV21, GV22 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000020368 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Motor Dysfunction Hemiplegia, Paralysis Spastic – LI04, ST40, BL40, BL57, TB05, TB10, TB13, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1155/2020/1520851 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Restricted Range-of-motion Knee – ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL40, GB33, GB34, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2020/1686952 ↗)
- Back Low Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000022526 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficit, Paralysis Hemiplegia – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000025480 ↗)
- Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – BL23, BL40, BL54, BL57, GB30, GB31, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2022/6016542 ↗)
- Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – BL40, BL57, GB30, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2022/6016542 ↗)
- Edema, Back Pain, Dyspnea – SP09, BL40 (doi:10.11604/pamj.2022.42.99.32513 ↗)
- Coma, Limb Weakness, Ischemic Stroke, Dysarthria, Language Problems, Injury Electrical, Paralysis Eyelid, Infarction Thalamic, Infarction Mesencephalic – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL10, BL40, PC06, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1139537 ↗)
- Leg Weakness, Low-back Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower-extremity Pain, Stenosis Lumbar-spinal – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S399132 ↗)
- Leg Weakness, Low-back Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower-extremity Pain, Stenosis Lumbar-spinal – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S399132 ↗)
Most often selected alongside BL40
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL40. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL23Kidney Shu Point167 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point123 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring105 protocols
- GB30Jumping Circle100 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection87 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles86 protocols
- GV03Yang Lumbar Gate81 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)77 protocols
- BL57Mountain Support59 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate54 protocols
- GV26Philtrum50 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley49 protocols