GB27 Wushu (Fifth Pivot)

Location

In the lateral side of the abdomen anterior to the superior iliac spine 3 thumb widths below level of the umbilicus.

Indications

Conditions for which GB27 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using GB27

• Groin Pain, Lower Back Pain, Sacroiliac Pain, Pubic Symphysis Pain, Difficulty Walking, Postpartum Symphysis Pubis Diastasis, Qi Stagnation Blood Stasis – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, BL53, BL54, GB27, GB28 (doi:10.21037/acr-2025-189 ↗)
• Lumbar Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lower Limb Numbness – ST26, SP11, BL21, GB26, GB27 (doi:10.13192/j.issn.1000-1719.2023.05.059 ↗)
• Lumbar Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lower Limb – GB26, GB27, GB28 (doi:10.27674/d.cnki.gcyku.2024.001419 ↗)
• Lumbar Pain, Strain Iliopsoas, Lumbar Problems – GB27 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.12.006 ↗)
• Pelvic Pain, Pubic Pain, Diastasis Symphysis-pubis – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, GB27, GB28 (doi:10.21037/acr-2025-189 ↗)
• Pubic Symphysis Pain, Postpartum Symphysis Pubis Diastasis – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, BL53, BL54, GB27, GB28 (doi:10.21037/acr-2025-189 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea – ST25, SP04, SP06, SP10, BL23, BL32, GB27, GB28, LV03, CV04, XB08 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)

Most often selected alongside GB27

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB27. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GB28Linking Path5 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols
• BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point3 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point3 protocols
• BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point3 protocols
• BL27Small Intestine Shu Point2 protocols
• BL28Bladder Shu Point2 protocols
• BL29Middle Spine Shu2 protocols
• BL30White Ring Shu Point2 protocols
• BL53Bladder Vitals2 protocols
• BL54Lowermost In Order2 protocols
• GB26Girdle Vessel2 protocols

Other points on the Gallbladder Meridian