Pangguangshu

1.5 cun to the side of the midline, level with the second posterior sacral foramen, UB-32 Ciliao.

1. 01Insert perpendicularly to 0.5–1 cun.
2. 02Insert straight 1 to 1.5 cun deep, causing local distention and soreness that may spread to the buttocks.
3. 03Needle perpendicularly, 0.8 to 1.2 cun deep.
4. 04Moxibustion can be applied.

Back-Shu point of the Bladder

• ·Harmonizes the Bladder
• ·Clears Lower Jiao Damp-Heat
• ·Moves Stagnation
• ·Disperses masses
• ·Benefits the lower back and legs
• ·Benefits the lumbar spine
• ·Dispels Dampness
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Opens the Lower Jiao's water passages
• ·Strengthens the lower back

• ·Difficulty urinating
• ·Dark, poorly-flowing urine
• ·Urinary retention
• ·Enuresis
• ·Turbid, painful urinary difficulty
• ·Diarrhea
• ·Diarrhea accompanied by abdominal pain
• ·Difficulty with defecation
• ·Constipation
• ·Fullness of the abdomen
• ·Abdominal masses in women
• ·Wasting-thirsting disorder
• ·Diminished Qi
• ·Weak leg and knee
• ·Cold, contracted lower leg
• ·Sciatica
• ·Dysuria
• ·Spermatorrhea
• ·Prostatitis
• ·Hematuria
• ·Pain and stiffness of the lower back, sacrum, or sacroiliac joint
• ·Cold sensation in the back and lower limbs
• ·Stones in the lower urinary tract
• ·Seminal emission
• ·Swelling and pain of the external genitals
• ·Generalized ulceration, swelling, Damp-itching and pain of the vagina
• ·Swelling of the penis due to Deficiency
• ·Stiffness and pain in the sacrum and coccyx
• ·Lumbar spine stiffness and pain radiating to the hypogastrium
• ·Difficulty bending
• ·Lumbar stiffness and pain from Wind-taxation
• ·Stiffness and pain of the lower spine and buttock
• ·Inability to remain seated for long
• ·Atrophy disorder with heaviness of the leg
• ·Numbness of the leg
• ·Diabetes
• ·Loss of bladder control
• ·Seminal discharge during urination
• ·Borborygmus

Its main function is draining Damp-Heat from the Bladder and genital system.