18
Indications
5
Protocols
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Location
2 thumb widths directly below BL40 between medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius on the line joining BL40 and BL57.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL55 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Abnormal Uterine BleedingCramping GastrocnemiusDisease Knee PopliteusShan Cold DisorderHeatHeaviness KneesWalking StiffnessImmobility WalkingVaginal DischargePainAbdominal PainLower Back PainGenital PainGenitals Violent PainHeel Soleus PainHeat Thigh Medial SensationChannel StagnationStrain Leg Calf
Protocols using BL55
- Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
- Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequela – LI10, ST36, ST37, BL55, BL57, PC04, PC06, TB05, MS06 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611 ↗)
- Motor Dysfunction, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LI10, ST36, ST37, BL55, BL57, PC04, PC06, TB05 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611 ↗)
- Paralysis Post-stroke Motor Dysfunction, Motor Impairment Upper Limb, Motor Impairment Lower Limb – LI10, ST36, ST37, BL55, BL57, PC04, PC06, TB05, MS06 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000525 ↗)
- Motor Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis Paraplegia – ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL55, BL56, GB40 (Wang Yuanhui, Zhang Lei, Pan Guodong, Liu Jing, Zhang Hongrui, Song Xu, Wang Qiang. Traditional Chinese Medicine comprehensive therapy for the improvement of motor function in spinal cord injury patients. J Tradit Chin Med, 2016, 36(5): 618-624)
Most often selected alongside BL55
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL55. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
- BL57Mountain Support4 protocols
- LI10Arm Three Miles3 protocols
- PC04Cleft Gate3 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate3 protocols
- ST37Upper Great Hollow3 protocols
- TB05Outer Gate3 protocols
- BL37Gate Of Abundance2 protocols
- BL39Outside Of The Crease2 protocols
- BL56Sinew Support2 protocols
- GB40Mound2 protocols
- MS06Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal2 protocols