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Location behind the ankle joint, in the depression between the prominence of the lateral malleolus and the achilles tendon. Needling perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 inch. Moxa is OK Actions Clears heat and mitigates Yang Signs and Symptoms headache, blurring of vision, neck rigidity, epistaxis, pain in the shoulder, back and arm, swelling/pain of heel, difficult labour, epilepsy. Commentary: Kunlun is an extremely important point for treating pain anywhere along the Urinary Bladder channel. Running the entire length of the body, from the eye, over the head, down the back, the legs and the feet to end at the little toe, the UB channel is the longest of all the channels and has the most points (67). It is the most yang of all the channels, which is reinforced by the fact it runs down the back or Yang aspect of the body. Kunlun has a very strong descending action. This pulling downward of Qi and Yang makes it an extremely important point for treating pain and stiffness all along the channel. The axiom, 'for disharmony above, needle below applies well to Kunlun. Kunlun is the distal point of choice for occipital headache, but it also has a strong action on any kind of headache. Often paired with Houxi (Small Intestine 3), it is extremely important in the treatment of pain and stiffness all along the back. Needle Kunlun and Houxi, while the patient is standing or sitting and ask the patient to slowly rotate from the hip. Often, there is movement within a few minutes. Its strong downward action makes it a point of choice to induce labour in difficult pregnancies, alleviate pain, and to promote the expulsion of the placenta. For this reason it is normally contraindicated in pregnancy. Finally, Kunlun is listed among the Twelve Heavenly Star points, considered the 12 most important points in Acupuncture, by the famous physician of the Jin Dynasty, Ma Dan-yang. In this listing it is specifically indicated for severe Lumbar and upper back pain and contraction.
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