GV02 Yaoyu (Lumbar Point)

Location

In the hiatus of the sacrum.

Indications

Conditions for which GV02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using GV02

• Sciatica, Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Lower Extremity Numbness – BL25, GV02 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-226 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy Lumbar – BL25, GV02 (doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗)
• Copd, Dyspnea, Reduced Lung Function – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP04, BL16, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, KD03, CV04, GV02, GV06 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – BL23, BL40, BL54, BL57, GB30, GB31, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2022/6016542 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – BL40, BL57, GB30, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2022/6016542 ↗)
• Headache, Sore Throat, Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Sleep Unrefreshing, Memory Impaired, Fatigue Post-exertional, Cold Intolerance, Concentration Impaired, Yang Deficiency Spleen-kidney, Lumbar Weakness – BL11, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z ↗)
• Post-operative Pain, Anal Pain, Anxiety Post-operative, Constipation Post-operative – BL57, GV01, GV02, GV04 (doi:10.1016/j.joim.2020.08.001 ↗)
• Fatigue, Common Cold, Yang Deficiency, Yang Deficiency, Infection Recurrent – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210529 ↗)
• Lower Back Pain, Stiffness Morning, Back Lower Pain, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Lumbar Weakness, Ankylosing Spondylitis – ST36, SP10, BL23, BL25, CV03, CV22, GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20231040 ↗)
• Fatigue, Wellbeing General, Immunity Low – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, KD01, GV02 (doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 ↗)
• Blood Stasis, Lumbar Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL36, BL40, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180146 ↗)
• Shortness of Breath, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Lung Qi Deficiency, Copd, Dyspnea, Pulmonary Chronic Obstructive Disorder, Copd Stable – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240920-0007 ↗)
• Fatigue, Depression, Insomnia Chronic – ST25, SP06, HT07, KD06, CV04, CV08, CV12, GV02, GV14, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240407-k0002 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low-back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1674464 ↗)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191225-k0003 ↗)
• Depression, Depression Mild-to-moderate – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220403-0001 ↗)
• Erectile Dysfunction – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220124-0002 ↗)
• Fatigue, Insomnia Chronic, Depression Mild – ST25, SP06, HT07, KD06, CV04, CV08, CV12, GV02, GV14, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240407-k0002 ↗)
• Low Back Pain – GV02, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190615-k0004 ↗)
• Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GV02, GV04 (Xu Jianfeng, Lin Ruizhu, Wu Yongli, Wang Yingxu, Liu Jian, Zhang Yanling, Zhang Yuequan, Xi Chaolei, Wu Qiang, Li Xinjian. Effect of stimulating acupoint Guanyuan (CV 4) on lower back pain by burning moxa heat for different time lengths: a randomized controlled clinical trial. J Tradit Chin Med, 2015, 35(1): 36-40)
• Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Laser Acupuncture – SP06, GB30, LV08, GV02, GV04, GV06, GV09, GV12 (Effect of Schroth Exercises Combined With Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05823493)
• Psychological Trauma Post-disaster Depression Insomnia – BL11, BL23, BL30, GB31, GV02, GV14 (HAN Pei-yu, CAO Zheng-zhong, WANG Ru-fang, XU Zhong-huan (Supervisor). The Common Mental Problems after Calamity and the TCM Characteristic Treatment of Psychological Intervention. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, June 2010, 30(2): 93-97.)
• Common Cold, Damp, Dysentery, Rectal Prolapse, Rectal Prolapse – ST25, ST37, SP09, CV06, CV12, GV02, GV20 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside GV02

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GV14Great Vertebra12 protocols
• GV04Life Gate8 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point7 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point7 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease5 protocols
• GV03Yang Lumbar Gate5 protocols
• GB30Jumping Circle4 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot4 protocols
• BL57Mountain Support3 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate3 protocols
• CV12Stomach Centre3 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel