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Acupuncture Points for Urinary Obstruction

2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Urinary Obstruction:

Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaDysuriaNocturiaUrinary FrequencyUrinary Urgency

Points cited for Urinary Obstruction

How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Urinary Obstruction. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL33Middle Bone HoleBladder Meridian2 of 2
  • BL32Second Bone HoleBladder Meridian1 of 2

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Protocol (2 points)

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BL32 · BL33

DysuriaNocturiaUrinary FrequencyUrinary UrgencyBenign Prostatic HyperplasiaUrinary Obstruction
Point 1 of 2

BL32Second Bone Hole

BL32 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 次髎 (cì hé)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility, Sciatica

Study-reported

Electroacupuncture · 12 sessions over 4 weeks

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.1155/2019/1439141 ↗

Single-point entry

90%
Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaUrinary Obstruction

BL33Middle Bone Hole

BL33 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中髎 (zhōng hé)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Zhishun Liu. Electroacupuncture at Zhongliao Point in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Its Specificities of Acupoint. Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 2011
Substantiated by a study. BL33 also appears in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1155/2019/1439141 ↗
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How the studies delivered it

What the 1 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

  • Electroacupuncture1 of 1

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