BL-8 - Declining Connection

络却 - Luò què

Point Region: Head

BL

Bladder Meridian

足太阳膀胱经 - Zú Tàiyáng Pángguāng Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, 5.5 cun behind the front hairline, 1.5 cun out from the midline. It lies 0.5 cun behind and 1.5 cun out from GV-20.

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 GV-20 on the top of the head
  2. Move half a thumb-width back and two finger-widths out to the side
  3. The point is there
BL-8 (Declining Connection) acupressure point location: On the head, 5.5 cun behind the front hairline, 1.5 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

Using a fingertip, apply gentle, steady pressure just behind and to the side of the crown of your head. 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:

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Blurred vision
  • Agitation
  • Vertex headache
  • Ear disorders

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheFeeling FaintTinnitus (Ringing in the Ears)Anxiety

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