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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On the line connecting BL40 and BL57 in the center of the belly of the gastrocnemius 5 thumb widths below BL40.
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 HeelsConstipationContraction FootContraction HeelContraction Spine LumbarCrampingTurmoil DisorderDizzinessHemorrhoidsHeat HeadStanding StiffnessTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility StandingImmobility Tendon / LigamentIncontinence BladderIncontinence BowelsNosebleedPainAchilles Tendon On Running PainFoot On Running PainHeadacheLumbar Spine PainRhinitisHeat Soles Of Feet SensationShiveringMuscle SpasmsChannel StagnationArmpit 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 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Leg Pain, Rigidity – BL56, BL57 (doi:10.1155/padi/9860808 ↗)
- 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)
Most often selected alongside BL56
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL56. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL57Mountain Support7 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point3 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease3 protocols
- CV06Sea Of Qi3 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well3 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring3 protocols
- GB39Suspended Bell3 protocols
- KD03Great Stream3 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood3 protocols