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POINT: GB-29 (GALL BLADDER-29)  

NAME: JULIAO

English: Stationary Crevice
Also Known As: Dwelling in the Bone
Squatting Crevice
Inhabited Joint
Stationary Seam

LOCATION:

  • On the lateral aspect of the hip joint, at the midpoint of a line drawn between the anterior iliac spine and the prominence of the greater trochanter.
  • Located halfway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the greater trochanter of the femur.
  • In the depression of the midpoint between the anterior superior iliac spine and the prominence of the greater trochanter of the femur.

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion 1 to 2 Cun.
  • Oblique insertion inferiorly 2 to 3 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Slanted insertion, pointed toward the hip joint 2 to 3 cun, causing distention and soreness extending to the hip joint.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Meeting point with the Yang Qiao channel

ACTIONS:

  • Activates the channel
  • Removes obstructions from the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Benefits the hip joint

INDICATIONS:

  • Pain of the back and leg
  • Lumbar pain radiating to the lower abdomen
  • Hip pain radiating to the groin
  • Weakness and paralysis of the leg
  • Sciatica
  • Diarrhea
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Orchitis
  • Muscular atrophy of the lower limbs
  • Endometritis
  • Shan disorder
  • Pain of the front of the shoulder radiating to the chest
  • Inability to raise the arm
  • Edema
  • Vomiting
  • Hernia
  • Hemiplegia
  • Pain and numbness in the thigh
  • Stomach ache
  • Cystitis

COMBINATIONS:

GB-30
Huantiao
UB-40
Weizhong

GB-30
Huantiao
UB-32
Ciliao
UB-40
Weizhong

UB-17
Geshu
UB-18
Ganshu
UB-20
Pishu

Wind-Damp leg pain

Sciatica

Gastric or duodenal ulcer

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is a frequently used point in the treatment of hip disorders, especially when the pain radiates to the groin.