XB02C5 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C5)

Location

0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the fifth cervical vertebra.

Indications

Conditions for which XB02C5 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using XB02C5

• Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Acute Neck Pain, Cervical Spondylosis Radiculopathy – SI14, GB20, GB21, GV14, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241126-k0001 ↗)
• Stiffness Neck, Tremor Limb, Scoliosis – BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL25, GV14, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241203-k0004 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Radiculopathy Cervical, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy – GB21, GV14, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220412-k0010 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis, Radiculopathy Cervical, Cervical Spondylosis Radiculopathy – LI11, SI09, TB03, GB20, GV14, XB02C5, XB02C7 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220810-k0003 ↗)
• Stroke, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb – GV03, GV04, GV16, GV20, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230711-k0002 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – HT01, GV20, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231128-0001 ↗)
• Tremor Limb, Scoliosis – BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL25, GV14, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241203-k0004 ↗)
• Discomfort Chest, Fire Deficiency, Tongue Body Red, Tongue Coating Thick, Esophagitis, Difficulty Swallowing, Discomfort Oesophagus, Hyperaemia, Bleeding Throat, Depression, Pulse Wiry, Pulse Slippery, Yege Excess, Qi Stagnation, Phlegm Upper Burner, Heat Middle Burner, Stasis Blood, Benefit Regulate Diaphragm, Collaterals, Discomfort Chest, Fire Deficiency, Tongue Body Red, Tongue Coating Thick, Difficulty Swallowing, Discomfort Oesophagus, Bleeding Throat, Pulse Wiry, Pulse Slippery, Yege Excess, Qi Stagnation, Phlegm Upper Burner, Heat Middle Burner, Stasis Blood, Benefit Regulate Diaphragm – XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6 (Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC6)
• 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)
• Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Spondylosis Cervical – SI03, BL10, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV16, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6 (Cao Li et al.. [Efficacy comparison between needle-knife therapy and acupuncture-cupping for cervical spondylosis of cervical type].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2014)

Most often selected alongside XB02C5

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02C5. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• XB02C6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C611 protocols
• XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C410 protocols
• XB02C7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C78 protocols
• GV14Great Vertebra6 protocols
• GB21Shoulder Well4 protocols
• XB02C3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C34 protocols
• BL13Lung Shu Point3 protocols
• BL15Heart Shu Point3 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
• BL18Liver Shu Point2 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point2 protocols

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