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Indications
121
Protocols
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Location
Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Back LumbarBenefit LegsBenefit Regulate Jiao LowerErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsStiff KneeTendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessWalking StiffnessImmobility KneeImmobility Tendon / Ligament ContractionImmobility WalkingInjury TaxationVaginal DischargeNumbnessLower Back PainCrotch PainKnee Lateral PainPeriod DisorderPeriod / Menstruation DisorderRegulate Jiao LowerBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind SyndromeWind Damp SyndromeWind-damp SyndromeUrine White
Protocols using GV03
The 50 best-sourced of 121, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Low Back Pain, Disability Low Back – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Disability Musculoskeletal – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000919 ↗)
- Disability Low Back, Low Back Chronic Pain – ST04, ST36, SP13, SP14, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL37, BL40, GB12, GB26, GB30, GB34, GB41, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-118 ↗)
- Back Low Pain, Acute Pain, Referred Pain – LI04, BL29, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL40, BL54, BL58, BL62, KD03, GB30, LV03, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-16 ↗)
- Joint Pain, Stiffness Joint, Deformity Joint, Fluorosis Skeletal, Bi-syndrome – LU05, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST35, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL10, BL17, TB04, GB29, GB30, GV03, GV14 (doi:10.1155/2013/839132 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-105 ↗)
- Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1155/2015/808425 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Low-back Pain, Spinal-stenosis Lumbar, Claudication Neurological – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL56, BL57, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2015/263898 ↗)
- Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – CV03, CV04, CV06, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2016/9245186 ↗)
- Bone Pain, Back Low Pain, Osteoporosis Primary – BL20, BL23, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.12659/MSM.909725 ↗)
- Low Back Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010790 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000011951 ↗)
- Chronic Pain, Back Lower Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1155/2018/4510909 ↗)
- Radicular Pain, Low-back Pain, Paresthesia Lower-limb, Disc-herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (doi:10.1155/2018/5871657 ↗)
- Chronic Pain, Back Low Pain, Disability Lumbar – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.1186/s13063-018-3049-x ↗)
- Back Chronic Pain, Low-back Pain – BL23, BL40, KD03, GV03 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101885 ↗)
- Osteoporosis, Bone Pain, Muscle Weakness, Fracture Risk – ST36, SP06, BL11, BL20, BL23, BL40, KD03, CV04, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2019/2705263 ↗)
- Low Back Pain, Paresthesia Lower Extremity, Disc Herniation Lumbar, Radiating Lower Extremity Pain, Lower Extremity Weakness – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB03, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S234761 ↗)
- Back Chronic Pain, Low-back Pain – BL23, BL40, KD03, GV03 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116899 ↗)
- Copd, Dyspnea – GV03, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 ↗)
- Lower Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, GB30, GV03 (doi:10.1155/2020/2948292 ↗)
- Back Low Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000022526 ↗)
- Motor Dysfunction, Lower Limb Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Contracture Joint, Spasticity Lower Limb Post-stroke – GV03, GV04, GV08, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5511031 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Leg Weakness, Low-back Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower-extremity Pain, Stenosis Lumbar-spinal – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S399132 ↗)
- Leg Weakness, Low-back Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower-extremity Pain, Stenosis Lumbar-spinal – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB31, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S399132 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Osteoporosis, Back Low Pain, Muscle Weakness Skeletal, Sarcopenia – BL18, BL23, BL25, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210812 ↗)
- Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar, Sensory Disturbance Lower Limb – BL23, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S457724 ↗)
- Memory Impairment, Attention Deficit, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Sequela Stroke – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044257 ↗)
- Sciatica, Lumbago, Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain – BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL52, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.006 ↗)
- Fatigue, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Insomnia, Shoulder Pain, Lumbar Pain, Cervical Pain, Limb Numbness – BL23, GB20, GB21, GV03, GV04, GV17 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.3.122 ↗)
- Low Back Acute Pain, Injury Motor Vehicle Accident – BL23, BL25, BL52, GV03 (doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.1003849 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic, Gait Disturbance – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S438219 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic, Gait Disturbance – BL23, BL32, BL39, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S438219 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Bi-syndrome Cold-dampness – ST34, SP09, SP10, GB34, GV03 (doi:10.1007/s10067-025-07497-7 ↗)
- Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Stiffness Lumbar, Back Low Pain, Low Back Chronic Pain, Disability Functional – BL20, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Mobility Reduced, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar, Neurogenic Claudication – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Buttock Pain, Low Back Pain, Mobility Reduced, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar, Neurogenic Claudication – ST36, ST40, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL53, BL54, GB30, GB31, GB34, LV03, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204 ↗)
- Leg Pain, Leg Numbness, Leg Weakness, Radiculopathy Lumbar, Lower-back Pain – BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL54, GB30, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2025.28.4.269 ↗)
- Transient Ischemic Attack, Stroke Prevention – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.4103/1673-5374.180735 ↗)
- Blood Stasis, Lumbar Pain, Disc Herniation Lumbar – BL23, BL36, BL40, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180146 ↗)
- Low Back Non-specific Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2025.01.020 ↗)
- Insomnia, Stroke Sequelae, Motor Impairment, Motor Dysfunction Post-stroke, Sleep Quality Poor, Fatigue Post-stroke – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240201-k0003 ↗)
- Blood Stasis, Lumbar Pain, Lumbar Muscle Strain – BL17, BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03 (doi:10.27879/d.cnki.ggxzy.2024.000079 ↗)
- Spine Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis – ST36, BL23, GV03, GV14 (doi:10.16295/j.cnki.0257-358x.2019.05.013 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic, Lower Extremity Pain – SP06, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL36, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13517/j.cnki.ccm.2025.05.015 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Myofascial Pain Syndrome Back – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03 (doi:10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202210046 ↗)
Most often selected alongside GV03
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV03. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL23Kidney Shu Point88 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point64 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease63 protocols
- GV04Life Gate59 protocols
- GB30Jumping Circle40 protocols
- BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point28 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring25 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)24 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point21 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra20 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences17 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point13 protocols