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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
One point on the midline below the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra (l3) (this is the more common the and single location of the this extra point), complemented by two lateral points 3 thumb widths lateral to the centre point on the midline..
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Indications
Conditions for which XB05 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 XB05 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Tonify Kidney YangTonify Kidney Yang
Protocols using XB05
- Low Back Chronic Pain – BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL40, BL60, GV03, XB05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000022526 ↗)
- Enuresis Nocturnal – ST36, SP06, BL33, CV03, CV06, XB05 (doi:10.1007/s00120-004-0592-8 ↗)
Most often selected alongside XB05
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
- BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point1 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point1 protocols
- BL33Middle Bone Hole1 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease1 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)1 protocols
- CV03Central Pivot1 protocols
- CV06Sea Of Qi1 protocols
- GV03Yang Lumbar Gate1 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection1 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles1 protocols