GV05 Xuanshu (Suspended Pivot)

Location

Below spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra.

Indications

Conditions for which GV05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using GV05

• 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 ↗)
• Low Back Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-16 ↗)
• Lower Back Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1155/2015/808425 ↗)
• Chronic Pain, Back Lower Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.1155/2018/4510909 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Sciatica, Lumbago, Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain – BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL52, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.006 ↗)
• 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, Low Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Degenerative, Claudication Neurogenic – ST36, ST40, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL53, BL54, GB30, GB31, GB34, LV03, GV03, GV04, GV05, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204 ↗)
• Low Back Chronic Pain, Low Back Non-specific Pain – BL20, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1857622 ↗)
• Chronic Nonspecific Low-back Pain – BL20, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (Effect of High-intensity Laser Acupuncture on Muscle Performance, Pain and Quality of Life in Low Back Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06612918)
• Chronic Nonspecific Low-back Pain – BL20, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (Efficacy of High-intensity Laser Acupuncture in Patients With Chronic, Non-specific Low Back Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06260631)
• Chronic Nonspecific Low-back Pain – BL20, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB30, GV03, GV04, GV05 (High-intensity Versus Low-intensity Laser Acupuncture in Chronic, Non-specific Low Back Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06280846)
• Alzheimer Disease 1 – ST36, ST40, SP06, SP10, HT07, BL56, KD03, PC06, GB39, CV06, GV04, GV05, GV20, GV24 (Progress of Mild Alzheimer's Disease in Participants on Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05078944)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke Hemiplegia – LI04, LI10, SI03, KD06, TB05, TB10, TB14, GB29, GB31, GB34, GB39, GB40, GV01, GV03, GV05, GV08, GV09, GV14, GV17, GV20 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)

Most often selected alongside GV05

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GV03Yang Lumbar Gate13 protocols
• GV04Life Gate13 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point12 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point12 protocols
• BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point11 protocols
• GB30Jumping Circle10 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease7 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point5 protocols
• BL22Sanjiao Shu Point4 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring4 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
• GB31Wind Market3 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel