XB02T7 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T7)

華佗夾脊huà tuó jiā jǐHuatuojiaji

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Location of acupuncture point XB02T7 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T7)
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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 XB02T7 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Circulation BloodGallbladder DisorderHeart DisorderLiver DisorderQi Stagnation

TCM actions

What classical sources say XB02T7 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 XB02T7

  • 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 ↗)
  • Fatigue, Pain, Lupus Systemic – LI04, SP06, KD07, GV14, XB02T11, XB02T3, XB02T7 (doi:10.1177/0961203308093921 ↗)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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 XB02T7

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02T7. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • XB02T5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T511 protocols
  • XB02T11Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T119 protocols
  • XB02T6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T69 protocols
  • XB02T9Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T98 protocols
  • XB02T10Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T107 protocols
  • XB02T3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T37 protocols
  • XB02T8Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T87 protocols
  • XB02T12Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T126 protocols
  • XB02T1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T15 protocols
  • XB02T2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T25 protocols
  • XB02T4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T45 protocols
  • BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols