Location
3 thumb widths directly above the ub60.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL59 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Leg Muscle WastingLeg Muscle WastingBenefit Back LumbarBenefit Back LumbarBenefit LegsBenefit LegsChillsCold Qi LegCold Qi LegCrampingDamp Qi LegDamp Qi LegTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderFeverHeaviness KneeHeaviness KneeHeaviness LegHeaviness LegUnable to Raise ArmLeg Raising StiffnessStanding StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Leg RaisingImmobility StandingNumbnessPainLower Back PainLower Back PainHead Forehead PainHead Forehead PainKnee Soreness PainKnee Soreness PainLeg Soreness PainLeg Soreness PainNeck PainNeck PainShoulder PainShoulder PainThigh PainThigh PainLateral Malleolus RednessLateral Malleolus RednessSciaticaHeaviness Head SensationHeaviness Head SensationMuscle SpasmsMuscle SpasmsChannel StagnationChannel StagnationAnkle Lateral Malleolus SwellingAnkle Lateral Malleolus SwellingBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind SyndromeUlceration LegUlceration Leg
Protocols using BL59
- Depression, Stroke, Stroke Sequelae – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST08, ST36, ST40, SP06, HT07, BL59, GB08, GB15, CV04, GV20, GV26 (Can Acupuncture Treat Post-stroke Depression?. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02644161)
- Paralysis Facial, Cheek Weakness, Peripheral Facial Palsy – ST01, ST03, ST04, BL01, BL59, BL62, GB20 (https://doi.org/10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000108)
- Amblyopia Anisometropic, Visual Acuity Reduced, Amblyopia – LI04, BL02, BL59, GV20 (赵建浩陈理佳姚素芬林顺潮. 针灸治疗弱视的五个穴位组合. , [CNKI])
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Chemo-brain, Drug-related Side Effects And Adverse Reactions, Breast Cancer – LI04, LI10, ST08, ST36, ST40, SP06, HT07, BL59, TB05, GB08, GB15, GB17, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV26 (Acupuncture Prevents Chemobrain in Breast Cancer Patients. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02457039)
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Leg Weakness, Spasticity – SP09, BL59, KD06, KD08, GB33, GB34, GB40, LV08 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250680)
- Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequelae, Paralysis Motor, Gait Impairment – ST34, SP06, SP09, BL59, GB34, GB39 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010448)
- Thigh Pain – ST31, ST33, ST36, SP03, SP13, BL37, BL40, BL59, BL65, KD10, GB30, GB34, GB43 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Bi Arthralgia Wind Syndrome – LU07, LI11, SI09, BL40, BL59, TB10, TB12, GB33, GB38, LV07, CV17, GV03, GV16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Pain – LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI01, LI02, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST09, ST12, ST15, ST21, ST22, ST26, ST29, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, SP13, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, SI18, BL02, BL09, BL10, BL17, BL25, BL32, BL33, BL36, BL37, BL38, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD02, KD04, KD09, KD10, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD25, PC02, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB14, TB15, TB17, TB22, TB23, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB08, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB43, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV14, CV03, CV05, CV06, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV20, CV21, CV24, GV01, GV11, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, XB08, XC01, XH04, XH05, XH06, XH12, XH13, XH18, XL05A, XL05B, XU05, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU13, XU14, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Neck Pain – LU11, LI02, ST05, ST06, ST12, SI02, SI03, SI07, SI14, SI16, SI17, BL09, BL18, BL44, BL58, BL59, BL66, BL67, PC06, TB02, TB04, TB15, TB16, TB21, GB04, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB13, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB39, GB40, LV03, LV14, GV16, GV17, GV19, XH06, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Channel Stagnation – LU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Leg Muscle Wasting – LI11, ST32, ST35, ST39, ST41, BL28, BL36, BL37, BL54, BL58, BL59, BL61, GB12, GB37, XL05A, XL05B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)