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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 fifth lumbar vertebra.
Cautions
Caution near spinal cord; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which XB02L5 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 BloodCirculation BloodBladder DisorderBladder DisorderLarge Intestine DisorderLarge Intestine DisorderLeg DisorderLeg DisorderSmall Intestine DisorderSmall Intestine DisorderUterus DisorderUterus DisorderRegulate Five ZangRegulate Six FuRegulate YangRegulate YinQi StagnationQi Stagnation
Protocols using XB02L5
- Low Back Pain, Stenosis Lumbar Spinal, Claudication Neurogenic – BL23, BL25, BL28, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2026.101323 ↗)
- 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 ↗)