Atlas of Acupuncture

4.7 The Bladder Channel System – Foot taiyang(zu tai yang jing luo)

Location

In the depression on the line connecting the Achilles tendon and

the highest prominence of the lateral malleolus.

How to find

Locate the highest prominence of the lateral malleolus (➞3.6.2).

From there, palpate horizontally towards the Achilles tendon

and locate BL-60in a depression anterior to the tendon.

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun. Caution: Reducing needle techniques

contraindicated during pregnancy. Exception: A supportive point

during labour. If the patient has cold feet, the therapeutic effect

can be increased by using a heatlamp or a hot cherry-pit bag

under the soles of the feet.

Actions/Indications

● Clears Heat, subdues Yang and Wind and eliminates excess,

especially in the head

● Opens the channel, alleviates pain, relaxes the tendons,

strengthens the lumbar region

● Promotes labour

Special features

Jing-river point, Fire point, Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star point.

Important distal point for the cervical, thoracic and lumbar

spine, especially for chronic cases.

Kunlun Mountains KUNLUN BL-60

BL-60

Achilles tendon

Highest prominence

of the lateral malleolus

G.B.-40

BL-60

BL-62

BL-63 BL-61

BL-64

BL-67 BL-66 BL-65

G.B.-44 G.B.-43

G.B.-42G.B.-41

Tibia

Medial

malleolus

Talus

Fibula

Lateral

malleolus

Calcaneus

Achilles tendon

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