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Indications
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Protocols
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.
Protocols using XB02C6
- 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 ↗)
- 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)