POINT: UB-52 (URINARY BLADDER-52)

English:	Residence of the Will
Also Known As:	Will's Chamber Will Power Room

3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.
3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra and level with UB-23 Shenshu.
Note: when the shoulder is relaxed, the 3 cun line corresponds to the medial border of the scapula.
3 cun lateral to DU-4 Mingmen, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Straight insertion, 1.5 to 2 cun.
Transverse insertion, pointed toward UB-23 Shenshu, 2 to 3 cun for soft tissue injury to the low back or nephroptosis. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending to the buttocks.
Caution: Care should be taken not to insert the needle too deeply to avoid puncturing the Kidneys.
Oblique insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.

UB-28 Pangguangshu KI-3 Taixi	UB-23 Shenshu UB-37 Yimen	UB-23 Shenshu SP-6 *Sanyinjiao*
Nephroptosis	Soft tissue injury to the lower back	Renal colic
UB-53 Baohuang	GB-25 Jingmen	UB-18 Ganshu UB-20 Pishu
Pain and swelling of the genitals	Lumbar pain with tension of the spine	Acute pain of both lateral costal regions
UB-23 Shenshu UB-64 Jinggu LIV-3 Taichong	UB-39 Weiyang UB-33 Zhongliao	UB-23 Shenshu UB-25 Dachangshu GB-25 Jingmen ST-25 Tianshu SP-15 Daheng SP-6 Sanyinjiao PC-6 Neiguan
Pain of the genitals	Dribbling urination	Renal colic Blood and Stone Lin with vomiting

This point is useful in the treatment of certain types of depression, when the person is disoriented and lacks the will power and mental strength to make an effort to get better.