Location
Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest.
Cautions
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 Back LumbarBenefit LegsBenefit LegsBenefit Regulate Jiao LowerErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsStiff KneeTendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessWalking StiffnessImmobility KneeImmobility Tendon / Ligament ContractionImmobility WalkingInjury TaxationInjury TaxationVaginal DischargeVaginal DischargeNumbnessLower Back PainLower Back PainCrotch PainCrotch PainKnee Lateral PainKnee Lateral PainPeriod DisorderPeriod / Menstruation DisorderRegulate Jiao LowerBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind SyndromeWind Damp SyndromeWind-damp SyndromeUrine WhiteUrine White
Protocols using GV03
- Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – CV03, CV04, CV06, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9245186)
- Low Back Pain, Disability Low Back – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000919)
- Back Pain, Lumbar Lower Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Back Low Pain, Myofasciitis Lumbar – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104119)
- Bone Pain, Back Low Pain, Osteoporosis Primary – BL20, BL23, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.909725)
- Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/808425)
- Anxiety, Depression, Sleep Disturbance, Motor Dysfunction Post-stroke, Fatigue Post-stroke – GB20, GV03, GV09, GV11, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231114-k0008)
- Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Stiffness Lumbar, Back Low Pain, Low Back Chronic Pain, Disability Functional – BL20, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180)
- Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis Lumbar Degenerative – BL23, BL40, BL54, BL57, GB30, GB31, GB34, GV02, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6016542)
- Osteoporosis, Bone Pain, Muscle Weakness, Fracture Risk – ST36, SP06, BL11, BL20, BL23, BL40, KD03, CV04, GV03, GV04 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2705263)
- Memory Impairment, Attention Deficit, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Sequela Stroke – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000044257)
- Spondylosis Lumbar – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03 (Evaluation of the Pain Relief Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Lumbar Spine Degeneration.. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06874959)
- Chronic Pain, Back Lower Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4510909)