XB02L3 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L3)

Location

0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the third lumbar vertebra.

Indications

Conditions for which XB02L3 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using XB02L3

• Leg Swelling, Gait Impaired, Stiff Skin Syndrome, Skin Sclerosis, Limited Joint Mobility – BL40, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB34, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, MS08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240824-k0002 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic – BL23, BL25, BL28, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2026.101323 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low Back Pain – BL23, BL25, GB30, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210405-k0004 ↗)
• Back Low Pain, Low Back Pain – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210613-k0002 ↗)
• Fatigue, Fatigue Post-stroke – PC06, GV26, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20211104-0002 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Low Back Acute Pain – SP06, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.3390/healthcare11222939 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Low Back Acute Pain – SP06, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, GV03, GV04, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.3390/healthcare11222939 ↗)
• Buttock Pain, Gluteal Pain – SP06, BL40, BL54, GB30, GB34, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.10.011 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, GV03, GV04, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S457724 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL25, BL40, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S457724 ↗)
• Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL25, BL40, GV03, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002 ↗)
• Stiff Skin Syndrome, Skin Sclerosis – BL40, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB34, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, MS08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240824-k0002 ↗)
• Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Degenerative, Claudication Neurogenic – ST36, ST40, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL53, BL54, GB30, GB31, GB34, LV03, GV03, GV04, GV05, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204 ↗)
• Leg Pain, Low Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Degenerative, Claudication Neurogenic – SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL39, BL40, BL51, BL52, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, GV03, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101204 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Degenerative, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.3390/medicina62010225 ↗)
• Back Low Pain, Claudication Neurogenic, Leg Radiating Pain, Spinal Stenosis Lumbar – BL23, BL25, BL28, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2026.101323 ↗)
• Lung Cancer, Hip Pain, Bone Metastasis – ST32, ST36, BL23, BL25, BL54, BL60, GB31, GB34, GB41, LV03, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.3389/fonc.2026.1684346 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL25, BL40, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02S1 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S594368 ↗)
• Constipation – LI04, ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, SP15, BL25, TB06, CV04, CV06, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Diarrhea – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP03, SP06, SP09, BL25, CV06, CV08, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Paralysis (infant), Benefit Regulate Yin, Benefit Regulate Wei, Paralysis Lower Limb, Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Paralysis (infant), Benefit Regulate Yin, Benefit Regulate Wei, Paralysis Lower Limb – ST31, ST36, ST41, SP06, BL60, GB30, GB34, GB39, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside XB02L3

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02L3. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• XB02L4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L420 protocols
• XB02L5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L518 protocols
• XB02L2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L217 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point15 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point14 protocols
• XB02L1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L113 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease11 protocols
• GB30Jumping Circle8 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring7 protocols
• GV03Yang Lumbar Gate6 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection6 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols

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