XB02C2 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C2)
華佗夾脊huà tuó jiā jǐHuatuojiaji
3
Indications
9
Protocols
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Location
0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the second cervical vertebra.
Cautions
Caution near spinal cord; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which XB02C2 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 XB02C2 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate Five ZangBenefit Regulate Six FuBenefit Regulate YangBenefit Regulate YinRegulate Five ZangRegulate Six FuRegulate YangRegulate Yin
Protocols using XB02C2
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Brachial Plexus Injury – LI04, LI14, LI15, TB05, TB14, XB02C1, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1342844 ↗)
- Spasticity Lower Limb Post-stroke, Spastic Hemiplegia – LI14, LI15, BL36, GB30, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02S1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250715-k0001 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis Neck Type – GB20, GB21, XB02C2, XB02C4, XB02C6 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.09.010 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke – GB20, CV23, GV20, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4 (doi:10.1177/0269215515578698 ↗)
- Dizziness – ST08, XB02C1, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XH05 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Urinary Incontinence, Paraplegia Traumatic, Spinal Cord Injury – LI04, ST31, ST36, BL32, BL36, BL40, BL57, BL60, KD03, TB05, GB34, GB39, CV03, CV04, GV04, GV14, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Paraplegia Traumatic, Spinal Cord Injury – LI04, LI05, ST31, ST36, SI03, BL32, BL36, BL40, BL57, BL60, KD03, TB04, TB05, GB34, GB39, CV03, CV04, GV04, GV14, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Quadriplegia, Myelitis Acute – LI10, LI15, SP06, BL18, BL23, TB08, GB34, GB39, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C7, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T1 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Quadriplegia, Myelitis Acute – ST40, SP06, SP09, KD06, PC06, XB02C2, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C7, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T1 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside XB02C2
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02C2. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C49 protocols
- XB02C3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C38 protocols
- XB02C5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C56 protocols
- XB02C6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C65 protocols
- XB02C7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C74 protocols
- BL36Support3 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring3 protocols
- GB39Suspended Bell3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle3 protocols
- TB05Outer Gate3 protocols
- XB02L2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L23 protocols