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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus directly below BL60 lateral to the calcaneum at the junction of the red and white skin.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which BL61 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Leg Muscle WastingCrampingPsychological DisorderTurmoil DisorderEpilepsy (infant)Epilepsy InfantileGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentPainLower Back PainHeadacheHeel PainQi LegHeaviness Head SensationChannel StagnationSwollen KneeLoss of ConsciousnessPainful UrinationUrine CloudyVomiting
Protocols using BL61
- Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure Elevated – BL61, BL62 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(16)30008-5 ↗)
- Dizziness, Nausea, Vertigo, Balance Impaired, Vertigo Positional, Tinnitus Ear Stuffiness, Cold Sweats, Vertigo Positional Paroxysmal – BL61, GB08, GB20, GB39, GB42, GV20, GV23 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036032 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Glaucoma Open-angle, Intraocular Pressure Elevated – BL61, BL62 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.5.193 ↗)
- Glaucoma, Intraocular Hypertension – BL61, BL62 (Yeh Tsui-Yun, Lin Jen-Chien, Liu Chi-Feng. Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation through acupoints of Pucan (BL 61) and Shenmai (BL 62) on intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma: a randomized controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(1): 51-56)
- Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
Most often selected alongside BL61
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL61. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL62Extending Vessel4 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- GV23Upper Star2 protocols
- KD03Great Stream2 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley2 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood2 protocols
- ST34Ridge Mound2 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
- TB09Four Rivers2 protocols