Acupoints for Arthritis Back
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BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 厥陰俞 (jué yīn yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: cough, pain:chest, asthma, palpitations, vomiting
BL36Support
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承扶 (chéng fú)
🎯 Location: On the posterior side of the thigh at the midpoint of the inferior gluteal crease.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: pain:back, pain, haemorrhoids, sciatica, pain:back:lumbar
BL37Gate Of Abundance
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 殷門 (yīn mén)
🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths below ub36 on the line joining ub36 and ub40.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: pain:back, pain:hip, pain, pain:thigh, sciatica
GB30Jumping Circle
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 環跳 (huán tiào)
🎯 Location: At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, du2; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with sciatic nerve.
Using Acupoints for Arthritis Back
Self-Treatment Guidelines
- Locate acupoints using anatomical landmarks
- Apply firm, steady pressure for 1-3 minutes
- Treat 2-3 times daily for best results
When to Seek Professional Help
- Severe or persistent arthritis:back
- Symptoms worsen despite treatment
- If you have underlying health conditions
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