Location
On the line connecting ub40 and ub57 in the center of the belly of the gastrocnemius 5 thumb widths below ub40.
Cautions
Caution in severe varicose veins.
Indications
Conditions for which BL56 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit FootBenefit FootBenefit HeelsBenefit HeelsConstipationContraction FootContraction FootContraction HeelContraction HeelContraction Spine LumbarContraction Spine LumbarCrampingTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderDizzinessHemorrhoidsHeat HeadHeat HeadStanding StiffnessTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility StandingImmobility Tendon / LigamentIncontinence BladderIncontinence BladderIncontinence BowelsIncontinence BowelsNosebleedPainAchilles Tendon On Running PainAchilles Tendon On Running PainFoot On Running PainFoot On Running PainHeadacheHeadacheLumbar Spine PainLumbar Spine PainRhinitisHeat Soles Of Feet SensationHeat Soles Of Feet SensationShiveringMuscle SpasmsMuscle SpasmsChannel StagnationChannel StagnationArmpit SwellingArmpit SwellingBi Arthralgia Leg Inferior SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Leg Inferior SyndromeHives
Protocols using BL56
- Leg Pain, Low-back Pain, Spinal-stenosis Lumbar, Claudication Neurological – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL56, BL57, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2015/263898 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Sleep Disturbance, Restless Legs Syndrome, Lower Limb Abnormal Sensation – ST34, ST36, SP05, SP06, SP10, BL18, BL23, BL56, BL57, BL64, KD03, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1016/j.bj.2021.05.005 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Spasm Gastrocnemius Muscle, Spasm Gastrocnemius Muscle – BL56, BL57, BL60, GB34 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture — point group actions)
- 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)
- Alzheimer Disease 1 – ST36, ST40, SP06, SP10, HT07, BL56, KD03, PC06, GB39, CV06, GV04, GV05, GV20, GV24 (Progress of Mild Alzheimer's Disease in Participants on Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05078944)