Location
0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the sixth cervical vertebra.
Cautions
Caution near spinal cord; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which XB02C6 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Regulate Five ZangBenefit Regulate Six FuBenefit Regulate YangBenefit Regulate YinCirculation BloodNeck DisorderRegulate Five ZangRegulate Six FuRegulate YangRegulate YinQi Stagnation
Protocols using XB02C6
- Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy, 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Motor Dysfunction Upper Limb, Motor Dysfunction Post-stroke – LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, GB30, GB34, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240627-0001 ↗)
- Stroke, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LI11, LI15, GB30, GB34, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250130 ↗)
- 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 XB02C6
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02C6. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- XB02C5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C513 protocols
- XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C412 protocols
- XB02C7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C79 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra5 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well4 protocols
- XB02C3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C34 protocols
- XB02T1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T14 protocols
- BL13Lung Shu Point3 protocols
- BL15Heart Shu Point3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend3 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle3 protocols
