XB02T1 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T1)
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 twelve thoracic vertebrae & five lumbar vertebrae in the clinical practice the points located 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the seven cervical vertebra are also used as additional huatuojiaji points.
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which XB02T1 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 XB02T1 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate Five ZangBenefit Regulate Six FuBenefit Regulate YangBenefit Regulate YinRegulate Five ZangRegulate Six FuRegulate YangRegulate Yin
Protocols using XB02T1
- 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 ↗)
- Stroke, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb – GV03, GV04, GV16, GV20, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XB02T1 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230711-k0002 ↗)
- Spasticity Upper Limb, Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – LI15, SI09, SI11, SI13, GV14, GV20, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190505-0006 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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)
- Syringomyelia – LI04, LI11, LI15, XB02T1, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- 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)
- Psychological Manic Mania Disorder – XB02T1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T3, XB02T5, XB02T7, XB02T9 (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)
- Low Back Pain – ST25, ST36, ST41, SP06, SP09, BL40, BL60, KD03, GB30, GB31, LV03, CV04, CV06, GV20, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Liu XH. Biomechanical changes of acupuncture treatment for lower back range of motion. MSc thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14783/11457)
Most often selected alongside XB02T1
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02T1. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- XB02T3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T38 protocols
- XB02T5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T58 protocols
- XB02C5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C57 protocols
- XB02C7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C77 protocols
- XB02T2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T27 protocols
- XB02T4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T47 protocols
- XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C46 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle5 protocols
- XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T75 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring4 protocols
- XB02C3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C34 protocols
- XB02C6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C64 protocols