XB02T6 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T6)

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.

Indications

Conditions for which XB02T6 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 XB02T6 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using XB02T6

• 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 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Craving – BL23, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• 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)
• Palpitations – HT07, BL14, BL15, PC04, PC06, CV17, XB02T2, XB02T3, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung Qi Deficiency – LU01, LU02, LU09, LI20, ST14, ST15, ST36, SI11, BL13, BL42, XB02T6 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Numbness, Multiple Sclerosis, Limb Weakness – ST21, ST25, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL57, GB30, CV03, CV06, CV12, GV10, GV11, XB02T5, XB02T6, XB02T7, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H (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)
• Paralysis Paraplegia, Tuberculosis Spine – ST25, ST31, ST36, ST41, BL23, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL37, BL40, BL60, GB31, GB34, GB39, GB40, CV06, XB02T4, XB02T5, XB02T6 (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 XB02T6

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02T6. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• XB02T5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T511 protocols
• XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T79 protocols
• XB02T4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T47 protocols
• XB02T8Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T87 protocols
• XB02T2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T26 protocols
• XB02T3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T36 protocols
• XB02T9Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T96 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
• XB02T10Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T105 protocols
• XB02T11Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T115 protocols
• XB02T12Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T125 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols

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