GB29 (Squatting Bone Hole)

居髎jū hé

Gallbladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point GB29 (Squatting Bone Hole)
37
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

In the depression of the midpoint between anterosuperior iliac spine and prominence of the greater trochanter.

Cautions

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which GB29 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Hip JointBenefit Hip JointDegeneration Spine LumbarDegeneration Spine LumbarDiarrheaDisease Hip JointDisease Hip JointShan DisorderShan DisorderUnable to Raise ArmLeg StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility LegEdemaPainLower Abdominal PainLower Abdominal PainBack PainBack PainLower Back PainLower Back PainChest PainChest PainGroin PainGroin PainHip PainHip PainLeg PainLeg PainShoulder Front PainShoulder Front PainSciaticaChannel StagnationChannel StagnationVomitingLeg WeaknessLeg Weakness

Protocols using GB29

  • Balance Impaired, Stroke Hemiplegia, Motor Function Lower LimbGB29 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240180)
  • Joint Pain, Stiffness Joint, Deformity Joint, Fluorosis Skeletal, Bi-syndromeLU05, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST35, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL10, BL17, TB04, GB29, GB30, GV03, GV14 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/839132)
  • Back PainLU09, LI01, LI16, ST19, ST28, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, BL11, BL12, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL20, BL21, BL30, BL31, BL36, BL37, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL50, BL52, BL58, BL60, BL64, BL65, KD21, PC02, TB01, TB05, TB06, TB12, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB28, GB29, GB30, GB32, GB41, LV02, CV03, CV04, CV14, CV15, CV22, GV07, GV10, GV20, XB06, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Channel StagnationLU05, 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)
  • Fatigue Cancer-related, Fatigue Post-treatment, Cancer Breast, Myofascial Pain, Musculoskeletal PainLI04, ST36, SP06, SI03, BL62, KD03, TB05, GB20, GB29, GB30, GB40, GB43 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-11-49)
  • Chest PainLU01, LU02, LU06, LU08, LI09, LI14, ST13, ST15, ST19, ST40, SP18, SP21, HT01, HT08, HT09, SI01, SI05, SI08, SI17, SI18, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL21, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL49, BL67, KD03, KD21, KD22, KD24, KD27, PC02, PC04, PC07, PC08, TB19, GB10, GB13, GB29, GB35, GB38, GB40, GB43, LV02, CV07, CV09, CV14, CV15, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV23, GV20, XB03, XC11A, XC11B, XC11C, XC11D, XC11E, XL11, XU02A, XU02B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Lower Back PainLU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Unable to Raise ArmLU05, LU06, LI07, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST12, HT02, SI02, SI09, SI11, SI17, BL59, PC01, TB02, TB11, TB13, TB14, GB10, GB21, GB22, GB29, LV13 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • SciaticaST31, ST41, BL28, BL29, BL32, BL36, BL37, BL53, BL54, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL60, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB39, GB40, XB11, XB13, XL13, XL14, XL15, XU23, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Leg WeaknessST33, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL57, BL58, KD09, GB12, GB29, GB31, LV03, LV06, CV04, XC02A, XC02B, XL02 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Lower Abdominal PainST36, ST39, SP09, SP11, SP15, BL18, BL27, BL34, KD21, TB10, GB25, GB27, GB28, GB29, LV03, LV06, LV09, CV02, CV04, CV05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • PainLU05, 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)