XB02T11 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T11)

華佗夾脊huà tuó jiā jǐHuatuojiaji

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Location of acupuncture point XB02T11 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T11)
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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 XB02T11 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Circulation BloodSpleen DisorderStomach DisorderQi Stagnation

TCM actions

What classical sources say XB02T11 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 XB02T11

  • 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 ↗)
  • Fatigue, Pain, Lupus Systemic – LI04, SP06, KD07, GV14, XB02T11, XB02T3, XB02T7 (doi:10.1177/0961203308093921 ↗)
  • 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)
  • Diabetes – LU10, ST36, SP06, BL13, BL23, KD03, CV06, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T11, XB02T12 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • Diabetes – ST36, SP06, BL20, BL23, GB34, CV03, XB02L1, XB02L2, XB02L3, XB02L4, XB02L5, XB02T11, XB02T12 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • Lumbar Lower Back Pain, Back Middle Pain, Lumbar Muscle Strain – BL23, BL25, XB02T11, XB02T7, XB02T9 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • 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 XB02T11

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02T11. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • XB02T12Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T1213 protocols
  • XB02T10Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T1012 protocols
  • XB02L1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L110 protocols
  • XB02L2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L29 protocols
  • XB02L3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L39 protocols
  • XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T79 protocols
  • XB02L5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L58 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection7 protocols
  • XB02L4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L47 protocols
  • XB02T5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T57 protocols
  • XB02T9Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T97 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols