UB 31 UB31 Upper Bone Hole Shang Liao 上髎 urinary bladder 31 Urinary Bladder 31 ub31
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UB 31 UB31
UB 31 UB31

UB 31 Upper Bone Hole - Shang Liao - 上髎

UB 31 Point Location

Location

On the sacrum at the midpoint of the PSIS and the PML, level with the 1st PSF.

Actions

  • UB 31, UB 32, UB 33 & UB 34 together form the "Eight Liao" points and are all useful for local low back a/or sacrum problems and most genital and urinary related disorders. Of these UB 32 is most often used clinically.
  • As it quickens the connecting vessels may be useful for blockages of defecation or urination.
  • For the functional and movement aspects for female issues such as - Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, leukorrhea.  And for male issues such as impotence, erectile dysfunction (ED), seminal emission, genital pain.

UB 31 Cautions

Precautions:

  • Pregnancy (PG): Cautions with pregnancy.

For a more comprehensive list of all cautions, see our precautions and contraindications page.

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