BL-58 - Soaring Upwards

飞扬 - Fēi yáng

Point Region: Lower leg

BL

Bladder Meridian

足太阳膀胱经 - Zú Tàiyáng Pángguāng Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the back and outer side of the lower leg, between the lower edge of the outer head of the calf muscle and the Achilles tendon, level with a point 7 cun above BL-60. It lies 1 cun outward and down from BL-57.

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 BL-57, where the calf muscle parts above the Achilles tendon
  2. Move one thumb-width down and out toward the outer side of the leg
  3. The point is at the lower edge of the outer part of the calf muscle
BL-58 (Soaring Upwards) acupressure point location: On the back and outer side of the lower leg, between the lower edge of the outer head of the calf muscle and the Achilles tendon, level with a point 7 cun above BL-60.

How to Apply Pressure

Using a fingertip, apply gentle, steady pressure one thumb-width below the hollow below the calf muscle (BL-57), slightly toward the outer side of the leg, at the lower edge of the outer part of the calf muscle. 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:

  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Headaches
  • Leg weakness
  • Lower back soreness
  • Hemorrhoids

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