Location
3 thumb widths lateral to the du5 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which BL51 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Arthritis Sacroiliac JointArthritis Sacroiliac JointBenefit BreastsBenefit BreastsBenefit DigestionBenefit DigestionConstipationBreast DisorderBreast DisorderGastrointestinal DisorderGastrointestinal DisorderBreast FullnessBreast FullnessHardness Below HeartHardness Below HeartInjury Sacroiliac JointInjury Sacroiliac JointMyalgia Back Long ExtensorsMyalgia Back Long ExtensorsLower Back PainLower Back PainBreast PainBreast PainUpper Stomach PainUpper Stomach PainJoint Sacroiliac PainJoint Sacroiliac PainStomach AcheStomach Ache Stagnation
Protocols using BL51
- 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, 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 – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S438219)
- Myalgia Back Long Extensors – BL19, BL20, BL22, BL24, BL27, BL51 (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)
- Stagnation – ST21, ST25, ST28, ST37, ST39, BL25, BL28, BL51, KD17, GB27, GB28, CV03, CV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Breast Pain – LU09, ST15, ST18, BL51, PC07, GB21, GB37, GB42, LV03, LV14, CV17, CV18, XU28 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Stomach Ache – ST36, BL14, BL16, BL22, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL51, GB34, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XC03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Digestion – LU01, LI17, ST11, ST18, ST20, ST25, ST36, SP01, SP13, SP17, SP20, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL19, BL21, BL22, BL46, BL47, BL48, BL49, BL50, BL51, KD07, KD11, KD21, PC08, GB24, GB34, LV14, CV12, CV13, CV15, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV20, CV21, XB04, XC03, XC04, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC11A, XC11B, XC11C, XC11D, XC11E, XC14A, XC14B, XC23, XH47, XL07 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Upper Stomach Pain – LU06, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST24, ST34, ST36, ST42, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, BL17, BL18, BL21, BL51, KD16, KD19, PC05, PC06, PC09, GB24, LV03, LV14, CV10, CV12, XB03, XL11, XU08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Breasts – ST15, ST16, ST18, SP18, SI01, SI11, BL51, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, PC01, GB21, GB41, CV17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Gastrointestinal Disorder – ST36, BL14, BL22, BL51, GB34 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)