XB02T10 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T10)

華佗夾脊huà tuó jiā jǐHuatuojiaji

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Location of acupuncture point XB02T10 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T10)
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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 XB02T10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Circulation BloodGallbladder DisorderLiver DisorderSpleen DisorderStomach DisorderQi Stagnation

TCM actions

What classical sources say XB02T10 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 XB02T10

  • 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 ↗)
  • Labor Pain – LI04, BL32, PC06, XB02L1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190824-0001 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Labor Pain – BL32, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30149-7 ↗)
  • Labor Pain – LI04, BL32, PC06, XB02L1, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12 (doi:10.2147/IJGM.S291699 ↗)
  • 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)
  • Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder, Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder – LI11, ST02, ST19, ST20, ST25, SP09, SP16, SI04, BL01, BL02, BL19, XB02T10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis – ST36, SP06, BL11, BL17, BL20, BL23, CV06, GV14, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis – BL11, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV14, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XB02T8, XB02T9 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • 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)
  • Schizophrenia, Hallucinations Auditory, Hallucinations Visual – XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L5, XB02T10, XB02T11, XB02T12, XB02T5, XB02T7 (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 XB02T10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02T10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • XB02T11Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T1112 protocols
  • XB02T12Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T1211 protocols
  • XB02L1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L18 protocols
  • XB02L2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L27 protocols
  • XB02L3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L37 protocols
  • XB02T5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T57 protocols
  • XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T77 protocols
  • XB02L5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L56 protocols
  • XB02T9Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T96 protocols
  • XB02L4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L45 protocols
  • XB02T6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T65 protocols
  • XB02T8Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T85 protocols