XB02T9 Huatuojiaji (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T9)
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 XB02T9 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 XB02T9 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 XB02T9
- 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 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 – ST36, PC05, GB20, XB02L1, XB02T5, XB02T9 (doi:10.1177/0961203308093921 ↗)
- 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)
- Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- 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)
- 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 XB02T9
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB02T9. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- XB02T5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T58 protocols
- XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T78 protocols
- XB02T11Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T117 protocols
- XB02T10Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T106 protocols
- XB02T6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T66 protocols
- XB02T8Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T86 protocols
- XB02T12Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T125 protocols
- XB02T3Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T35 protocols
- XB02L1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - L14 protocols
- XB02T1Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T14 protocols
- XB02T2Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T24 protocols
- XB02T4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T44 protocols