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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.
  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Benefits the Jing
  • Regulates urination
  • Strengthens the lumbar region
  • Strengthens the back
  • Reinforces Kidney Qi
  • Reinforces the will power
  • Painful urinary dysfunction
  • Infertility
  • Impotence
  • Prostatitis
  • Nephritis
  • Anemia
  • Edema
  • Nausea
  • Spasmodic pain in the hypochondrium
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Indigestion
  • Seminal emission with dreams
  • Fullness and pain of the lateral costal region
  • Hardness of the abdomen and hypogastrium
  • Vomiting
  • Epigastric fullness and pain
  • Lower back pain and stiffness
  • Swelling of the perineum
  • Swelling of the sex organs
  • Scrotal eczema
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Dysuria
  • Diarrhea
  • Paralysis of the lower limb
  • Back pain
  • Dribbling urination
  • Sudden turmoil disorder
  • Difficult defecation
  • Pain in the back and knee

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.