Bladder Channel Points

Bladder Channel Review

Addressing Technical Issues

• Initial discussion about a participant needing host privileges to record the session.
• Attempts to grant host privileges encountered difficulties.
• A suggestion to have everyone exit and re-enter the meeting was made.

TCM 2 Scheduling Conflict

• Fang Yuan Yuan, a TCM 2 professor, is scheduled to teach an in-person class.
• The class is scheduled for Tuesdays from 6 PM to 10 PM.
• A scheduling conflict arises because the school may want her to teach during the day on June 10th.
• The professor is only available in person.
• The school may have recommended in-person teaching on the same day.
• The professor wants to teach from 9 AM to 3 PM, conflicting with existing classes.
• The class is eating into one of the other classes.
• The instructor will contact Corina at the school to clarify the plan and potentially rearrange schedules.
• A possible solution is to have the TCM 2 class in the morning and other activities later, but this conflicts with existing in-person sessions.
• Evening classes are typically online because the school closes at 6 PM.

Bladder Channel Points

UB 55

• Moving down from UB 40 and UB 41.
• UB 55 is located two chin below UB 40. Use 16 chin measurements to find.
• No nature for Hei Yang, confluence of yang. Needle perpendicularly just behind and below the knee between the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle.
• Located on the line connecting UB 40 to UB 57.
• Functions:
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain.
  • Stops uterine bleeding and treats pain of the genitals.
  • Clears the channel in the calf muscle area.
• Treats lumbar pain radiating to the abdomen, heat sensation in the thigh, and heaviness in the knees.
• Treats Shun disorder and sudden violent pain of the genitals.

UB 56

• Located three chin inferior to UB 55 or five chin inferior to UB 40.
• Located in the center of the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle.
• Functions:
  • Relaxes the sinews.
  • Benefits the foot and heel.
  • Clears feet from the large intestine.
• Treats contraction and pain of the lumbar and lower leg, foot, and heel.
• Treats hemorrhoids because the divergent pathway of UB goes around the anus.
• Treats swelling of the axilla because that UV sinu channel comes under the armpit.
• Primarily clears the channel in the region.

UB 57 (Changshan)

• Three stars.
• Located midway between the knee joint and the lateral malleolus, directly below the belly of the gastrocnemius as it attaches to the Achilles tendon.
• Functions:
  • Relaxes the sinews, activates the channel, and alleviates pain.
  • Benefits the calf and the heel.
  • Treats hemorrhoids (strong acting).
• Treats hemorrhoids and bleeding, swelling, painful hemorrhoids, constipation that causes hemorrhoids, and prolapse of the rectum.
  • Treats pain and stiffness of the lumbar region, sciatica, and contraction/pain/cramps of the sinews and leg.
• Good for restless leg syndrome, calf pain or tightness, and Achilles issues.

UB 58 (Fei Yang)

• Luo-Connecting point of the Bladder channel.
• Seven chin above UB 60, lateral to UV 57.
• Directly connects to the kidney channel.
• Functions:
  • Removes obstruction from the channel and treats hemorrhoids.
  • Harmonizes the upper and lower jaw and expels wind from the Taiyang channel.
• Used for acute onset of cold and flu.
• Treats disorders of the lower limb and lumbar region, especially sciatica.
• Treats headache, dizziness, epilepsy, mania, rhinitis, and chills/fever without sweating.

UB 59 (Fu Yang)

• Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Chiao Channel (not the UB channel).
• Three chin superior to UB 60, level with the lateral malleolus.
• Needle perpendicularly up to one chin.
• Functions:
  • Removes obstruction from the channel and invigorates the Yang Chiao channel.
  • Strengthens the back.
• Treats lumbar pain with inability to stand for long periods or after sitting.
• Treats pain, numbness, atrophy, or disorder of the lower limb.
• Treats inability to raise the forelimbs or weakness.
• Stimulates movement of the leg and back.

UB 60 (Kunlun)

• Jing-River point (metal point).
• Located between the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon.
• Functions:
  • Expels wind, removes obstruction from the channel, relaxes the sinews, and strengthens the back.
  • Clears feet, leaps down excess yang, invigorates blood, and promotes labor (though contraindicated in pregnancy).
• Treats back pain and stiffness, especially due to deficiency.
• Treats pain of the neck, shoulder, and head, as well as headache.
• Treats heat in the head, redness, pain, and swelling of the eyes.
• Treats burning urination and menstrual problems due to stasis of blood.
• Treats prolonged labor and retention of the placenta (contraindicated in pregnancy, especially in the first two trimesters).

UB 61 (Pu Can)

• Cross point between the Bladder and Yang Chiao channels.
• Located 1.5 chin inferior to UB 60, midway between the lateral malleolus and the heel.
• Needle perpendicularly, but not very deep due to the calcaneus bone.
• Functions:
  • Relaxes the sinews, activates the channel, and alleviates pain.
• Treats muscle atrophy, weakness of the lower extremity, and pain in the heel (more local).

UB 62 (Shenmai)

• Four-star point; Confluent point of the Yang Chiao channel.
• Located on the lateral side of the foot, 0.5 chin inferior to the inferior border or one chin from the prominence of the lateral malleolus, posterior to the peroneal tendons.
• Functions:
  • Pacifies interior wind, calms the spirit, and treats epilepsy (daytime).
  • Benefits the head and eyes and regulates the Yang Chiao channel.
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain.
• Treats daytime epilepsy, dizziness, headache, headwind, opisthenos, upward staring eyes, and locked jaw.
• Treats wind stroke with inability to speak, deviation of mouth, eyes, and face.
• Treats redness in the eyes, eye pain, nose bleeding, deafness, and tinnitus.
• Treats difficulty in extending and flexing the knee, stiffness and pain of the neck, nape, back, lumbar, hip, and leg.

UB 63 (Jinmen)

• Xi-Cleft point of the Urinary Bladder channel.
• Cross point as well.
• Located on the lateral side of the foot, in the depression posterior to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone, lateral to the cuboid bone.
• Functions:
  • Pacifies wind, moderates acute conditions, activates the channel, relaxes the tendons, and alleviates pain.
• Treats epilepsy, windstroke, loss of consciousness, sudden onset of Shun disorder, turmoil disorder, cramps, malaria, and shivering with inability.
• Treats lumbar pain, knee pain, and painful obstruction of the lower limb.

UB 64 (Jinggu)

• Yuan-Source point of the Urinary Bladder channel.
• Located distal and inferior to the tip of the fifth metatarsal bone, at the junction of red and white skin.
• Functions:
  • Clears the head and the eyes, eliminates wind, calms the mind, relaxes the sinews, and activates the channel.
• Treats pain in the heavy head with full feet, shaking of the head, red eyes, dizziness, rhinitis with a ceaseless nosebleed, palpitations, heart pain, mania, depression, propensity to fright, and epilepsy.
• Treats stiff neck, pain of the back and sides of the body, lumbar pain, aversion to cold, pain of the back, cracked dry feet, and cold/damp leg qi.
• Four star point, treats from head to toe.

UB 65 (Shugu)

• Shu-Stream point of the Urinary Bladder channel.
• Located on the lateral side of the foot in the depression posterior and inferior to the head of the fifth metatarsal, at the junction of the red and white skin.
• Functions:
  • Activates the channel, alleviates pain, clears the head and eyes, clears heat, and dissipates swelling.
• Treats headache, stiff neck, dizziness, red and painful eyes, yellow eyes, and deafness.
• Treats common cold with a headache first, stiff neck, pain in the lumbar region, and pain in the thigh, leg, and butt.

UB 66 (Zutonggu)

• Ying-Spring point of the Urinary Bladder channel.
• Located on the lateral side of the foot in the depression anterior/inferior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint.
• Functions:
  • Clears heat and descends lung and stomach qi.
• Treats headache, neck rigidity, blurred vision, nose bleeding, and mania.

UB 67 (Zhiyin)

• Jing-Well point of the Urinary Bladder channel.
• Located on the lateral side of the small toe at the corner of the nail bed.
• Three star point.
• Functions:
  • Expels wind and clears the head and eyes.
  • Turns a breech fetus and facilitates labor.
• Treats headache caused from interior/exterior wind, nasal congestion, nosebleed, and eye pain.
• Treats malposition of the fetus, delayed labor, prolonged labor, or difficult labor.
  Channels.

Five Shu Points

• Yin Channels: Start at Wood
  • Wood (Jing-Well)
  • Fire (Ying-Spring)
  • Earth (Shu-Stream)
  • Metal (Jing-River)
  • Water (He-Sea)
• Yang Channels: Start at Metal
  • Metal (Jing-Well)
  • Water (Ying-Spring)
  • Wood (Shu-Stream)
  • Fire (Jing-River)
  • Earth (He-Sea)