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XB02L5 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L5)

華佗夾脊huá tuó jiā jǐHuatuojiaji

Extra Points: Back

Location of acupuncture point XB02L5 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L5)
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Indications
18
Protocols
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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 BloodBladder DisorderLarge Intestine DisorderLeg DisorderSmall Intestine DisorderUterus DisorderRegulate Five ZangRegulate Six FuRegulate YangRegulate YinQi 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 ↗)
  • Sciatica, Low Back Pain – BL23, BL25, GB30, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210405-k0004 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL40, BL54, BL57, BL60, GB30, GB31, GB34, GB39, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02S1 (doi:10.1155/prm/9030734 ↗)
  • 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 XB02L5

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02L5. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • XB02L4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L418 protocols
  • XB02L3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L317 protocols
  • XB02L2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L214 protocols
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu Point13 protocols
  • BL23Kidney Shu Point12 protocols
  • XB02L1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L112 protocols
  • BL40Middle Of The Crease8 protocols
  • GB30Jumping Circle7 protocols
  • GB34Yang Mound Spring6 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection6 protocols
  • BL54Lowermost In Order5 protocols
  • BL60Kunlun (Mountains)5 protocols

Other points on the Extra Points: Back

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