XB02C3 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C3)
華佗夾脊huà tuó jiā jǐHuatuojiaji
3
Indications
20
Protocols
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Location
0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the third cervical vertebra.
Cautions
Caution near spinal cord; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which XB02C3 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 XB02C3 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
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Protocols using XB02C3
- Disability Neck, Radiculopathy Cervical, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI11, TB05, GB21, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210531 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Headache Migraine, Headache Medication-overuse, Chronic Migraine – LI04, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI03, BL10, TB05, TB17, GB04, GB08, GB15, GB18, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XB02C3, XB02C4, XH03 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30417 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – HT01, GV20, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231128-0001 ↗)
- Stroke, Diaphragm Dysfunction, Tracheotomy – LU05, LI17, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GB20, GV26, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190408-0005 ↗)
- Cervical Disc Herniation, Neck Pain – SI14, SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S527880 ↗)
- Headache, Tinnitus Chronic, Neck Pain – SI11, SI12, SI13, BL54, BL60, TB17, TB18, TB19, TB20, GB30, GB34, LV04, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v13.i21.103200 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – LI11, BL10, TB05, GB20, XB02C3, XB02C7 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1701076 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Vertigo Cervical – GB20, GV14, GV16, GV20, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Neck Pain, Cervical Spondylosis Neck Type – BL10, GB20, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Chest Pain, Chest Pain – LI04, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, PC04, PC06, CV17, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- 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)
- Torticollis – LI16, SI10, BL15, BL18, BL62, GB34, XB02C3, XB02C5, XB02C7, XB02T1 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Hiccups – ST36, BL17, PC06, TB05, CV12, CV16, CV17, XB02C3, XB02C4 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
Most often selected alongside XB02C3
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02C3. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C418 protocols
- XB02C5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C515 protocols
- XB02C7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C710 protocols
- XB02C2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C28 protocols
- XB02C6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C68 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool7 protocols
- TB05Outer Gate7 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring6 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley6 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols