Atlas of Acupuncture

9 Scientific Research

BL-32
Du-4; Ren-3

A medium-scale Chinese case study (n
30) reports the suc-

cessful treatment of urinary and faecal incontinencedue to

nerve damage with electro-acupuncture at BL-35and BL-32.

Yang et al, J Tradit Chin Med 2003

BL-54
Du-3

A larger-scale Chinese case study (n
100) reports the success-

ful treatment of lumbar painwith acupuncture at BL-54. Cui,

J Tradit Chin Med 1992

Sacral foramina 1

2

3

4

BL-31

BL-32

BL-33

BL-34

Sacral foramina 1

2

3

4

BL-31

BL-32

BL-33

BL-34

BL-33A Japanese case study (n
10) documents a significant

reduction of pain for chronic pelvic pain syndromewith

intrapelvic venous congestionby weekly treatments with bilat-

eral acupuncture at BL-33(needle retention 10 minutes, manual

rotation). Honjo et al, Int J Urol 2004

A Japanese prospective case study (n
13) investigated the

effect of bilateral acupuncture at BL-33on cystometry and

incontinencein spinal-cord-injured patients. Incontinence

completely disappeared in 15% of cases and decreased to 50%

or less compared to baseline in a further 46% of patients. Maxi-

mum cystometric bladder capacity increased significantly from

75 ml to 148 ml. When cystometry was repeated in six patients

one month after the last acupuncture treatment, bladder capacity

showed a further average increase to 187 ml. Honjo et al, Urol

Int 2000

BL-35

Anus

Level of the tip

of the coccyx

Coccyx

0.5 cun

BL-35
BL-29; BL-32

A larger-scale Chinese case study (n
103) reports the success-

ful treatment of post-partum urinary retentionwith classic

acupuncture at BL-35. Li et al, J Tradit Chin Med 1996

BL-47
L.I.-4

Midline

BL-54

Sacral

foramina

Highest prominence

of the lateral malleolus

BL-59

3 cun

Anterior border

of the Achilles

tendon

BL-59A smaller-scale Chinese case study reports the treatment

of acute lumbar painwith acupuncture at BL-59. Hu, J Tradit

Chin Med 1993

BL-60

BL-60
Du-3; ST-36; L.I.-4

A US prospective case study (n
7) reports the positive subjec-

tive (questionnaire) and objective (tibial H-reflex) effect of non-

invasive electro-acupuncture at BL-60, ST-36, KID-1and

LIV-3on HIV-related neuropathy. Results showed a signifi-

cant overall improvement in functional activities. Galantino

et al, J Altern Complement Med 1999

BL-62
S.I.-3; HE-7; Du-20

BL-64 BL-63

BL-64An animal experiment demonstrated that electro-

acupuncture at BL-64 and BL-65 increased the activity of nitric

oxide synthase in the brain stem nuclei (nucleus gracilis). Ma

at al, Acupunct Electrother Res 2002

BL-65
BL-64