BL-54 - Order's Limit

秩边 - Zhì biān

Point Region: Buttock

BL

Bladder Meridian

足太阳膀胱经 - Zú Tàiyáng Pángguāng Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the buttock, level with the fourth opening in the back of the sacrum (the fourth posterior sacral foramen), 3 cun out from the central ridge of the sacrum. It is 3 cun out from the sacral hiatus, level with BL-30.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the sacral hiatus, the small hollow just above the cleft between the buttocks
  2. Move four finger-widths out to the side
  3. The point is there
BL-54 (Order's Limit) acupressure point location: On the buttock, level with the fourth opening in the back of the sacrum (the fourth posterior sacral foramen), 3 cun out from the central ridge of the sacrum.

How to Apply Pressure

Using a fingertip, apply gentle, steady pressure on your buttock, level with the small hollow just above the cleft between the buttocks, four finger-widths out from the midline. Firm but never painful pressure is enough; stop if it hurts. Skip this point over irritated or broken skin.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Sciatica
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Dark urine
  • Lumbar pain
  • Hip disorders

Related Health Concerns

SciaticaLower Back Pain

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