# XU07B Yaotongxue (Waist Pain Points) – Extra Points: Upper limbs

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Location: Two points between the second & third & the fourth & fifth metacarpal bones, in the depressions lying immediately distal to the bases of the metacarpals.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/xu07b

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Convulsions (infant), Convulsions Infantile, Lower Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Hand Dorsum Pain, Hand Dorsum Pain, Headache, Headache, Hand Dorsum Redness, Hand Dorsum Redness, Blood Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Qi Stagnation, Qi Stagnation, Hand Dorsum Swelling, Hand Dorsum Swelling

## Most often selected alongside XU07B

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- XU07A (Waist Pain Points) – 2 protocols
- BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) – 1 protocols
- BL40 (Middle Of The Crease) – 1 protocols
- GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) – 1 protocols
- GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate) – 1 protocols
- GV26 (Philtrum) – 1 protocols
- KD03 (Great Stream) – 1 protocols
- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using XU07B

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbar Pain, Low Back Pain, Back Low Pain, Postoperative Pain, Lumbar Postoperative Pain | LI04, ST36, SP06, SI03, KD03, GB34, XU07A, XU07B | 7 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250105-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Arthritis Rheumatoid, Lumbar Lower Back Pain, Disease Renal, Hyperplastic Spondilities, Strain Muscle, Trauma, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Lumbar Lower Back Pain, Disease Renal, Hyperplastic Spondilities, Strain Muscle | BL23, BL40, GV03, GV26, XU07A, XU07B | 7 days | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |

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