XB02C7 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C7)
華佗夾脊huà tuó jiā jǐHuatuojiaji
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the seventh cervical vertebra.
Cautions
Caution near spinal cord; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which XB02C7 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 XB02C7 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
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Protocols using XB02C7
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – LI11, BL10, TB05, GB20, XB02C3, XB02C7 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1701076 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Vertigo Cervical – GB20, GV14, GV16, GV20, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type – XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Radiculopathy Cervical – LI08, LI10, SI10, SI11, SI13, SI14, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Radiculopathy Cervical – XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Vertigo Cervical – ST36, SP06, GV12, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, XB02C6, XB02C7 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.09.002 ↗)
- 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)
- 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)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Hand Numbness – LU07, SI03, BL10, GB20, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
Most often selected alongside XB02C7
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02C7. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- XB02C5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C519 protocols
- XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C416 protocols
- XB02C6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C616 protocols
- XB02C3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C310 protocols
- XB02T1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T17 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool5 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra5 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend5 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle5 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring4 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- LI10Arm Three Miles4 protocols