GV08 Jinsuo (Sinew Contraction)

Location

Below spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.

Indications

Conditions for which GV08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say GV08 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using GV08

• Fatigue, Loss of Appetite, Low-back Pain, Cough Chronic Intractable, Throat Dry, Lupus Nephropathy – LU07, LI04, LI20, ST21, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP04, SP06, SI03, BL13, BL18, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB41, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV14, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009309 ↗)
• Motor Dysfunction, Lower Limb Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Contracture Joint, Spasticity Lower Limb Post-stroke – GV03, GV04, GV08, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5511031 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Tremor Neck, Spasm Sternocleidomastoid – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Constipation, Drooling, Parkinson's Disease, Tremor Hand, Stiffness Neck, Dry Mouth, Bradykinesia, Dysphagia, Rigidity, Tremor Limb, Stiffness Back, Cramp Foot – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST25, ST37, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL57, GB19, GB34, GB39, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV17, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1330054 ↗)
• Insomnia, Hypertension, Alopecia, Limb Pain, Diarrhea Chronic, Spasm Muscle – BL17, BL23, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB20, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1543991 ↗)
• Epilepsy, Epilepsy Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Central Temporal Spikes, Seizure Generalized Tonic-clonic, Seizure Nocturnal, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes – BL13, BL18, GV06, GV08, GV11, GV14 (doi:10.3389/fnhum.2025.1618266 ↗)
• Gastroparesis Postoperative, Digestive Tract Tumor Postoperative – ST21, ST25, ST36, CV12, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250528-k0002 ↗)
• Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Back Low Pain – BL23, GV03, GV08 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1664326 ↗)
• Spasm Facial, Blepharospasm, Meige Syndrome, Dystonia, Meige Syndrome, Orofacial Dystonia – KD03, KD06, GV08, GV09, GV12, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250615-k0002 ↗)
• 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 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Dystonia – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
• Constipation, Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, ST25, ST37, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL57, GB19, GB34, GB39, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV17, GV19, GV21, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1330054 ↗)
• Alopecia, Muscle Cramps, Diarrhea Chronic – BL17, BL23, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB20, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1543991 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant – GV08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190621-k0007 ↗)
• Cough – LI04, LI20, ST21, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL13, BL18, BL23, KD03, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV14, GV24, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009309 ↗)
• Spasticity Post-stroke – LI11, LI15, ST25, ST34, SP10, HT01, BL15, BL20, PC03, GB30, GB34, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV08, GV14, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240822-k0003 ↗)
• Cerebral Palsy Spastic – ST36, SP06, BL20, BL23, GV03, GV04, GV08, GV09, GV12, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.01.010 ↗)
• Dementia Vascular – ST36, KD03, PC06, GB39, GV01, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV08, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV16, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.003 ↗)
• Dementia Vascular – GV01, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV08, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.003 ↗)
• Ankylosing Spondylitis – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.10.006 ↗)
• Arthritis Rheumatoid – SI11, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL54, KD03, GV08, GV09, GV12, GV14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.01.011 ↗)
• Tremor, Parkinson's Disease – LI04, LI11, SP06, SP09, HT07, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV24, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231210-k0001 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, ST02, ST08, ST36, BL02, GB11, GB14, GV08, GV14, GV26, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240416-0002 ↗)
• Opioid Dependence, Heroin Dependence – BL11, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (doi:10.1016/j.bj.2021.04.010 ↗)
• Copd Stable – GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Sleep Disorder, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) – GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.170659 ↗)
• Acne – GV08, GV14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.200902 ↗)
• Tic Disorders – LI04, LI11, ST04, ST06, ST32, BL02, BL18, KD03, KD17, TB05, GB13, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV08, GV20, GV24 (Acupuncture Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Tic Disorders: A Prospective, Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07071428)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13, BL18, BL19, GV08, GV14 (Clinical Assessment of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01931696)
• Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis – BL11, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Paralysis Paraplegia – ST36, SP06, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34, GV03, GV04, GV06, GV08, XB08 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Arthritis Rheumatoid – ST36, SP05, SI11, BL20, BL23, BL27, BL40, BL54, KD03, GB34, GB40, GV08, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV14, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Tremor, Chorea – ST36, BL17, BL18, GB34, GV08 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)

Most often selected alongside GV08

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GV14Great Vertebra26 protocols
• GV04Life Gate14 protocols
• GV09Reaching Yang14 protocols
• GV11Spirit Path12 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences12 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point11 protocols
• GV03Yang Lumbar Gate11 protocols
• GV12Body Pillar11 protocols
• BL18Liver Shu Point10 protocols
• GV06Spine Centre10 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring9 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles9 protocols

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