Acupuncture Points for Back Middle Pain

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

No study in this index covers Back Middle Pain

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (5 points)

90%

BL23 · BL25 · XB02T11 · XB02T7 · XB02T9

BL23Kidney Shu Point

BL23 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency

BL25Large Intestine Shu Point

BL25 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Common Cold, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain

XB02T11Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T11

XB02T11 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Back

🇨🇳 Chinese: 華佗夾脊 (huà tuó jiā jǐ)

🎯 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.

🛡️ Treats: Qi Stagnation, Circulation Blood, Spleen Disorder, Stomach Disorder, Regulate Six Fu

XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T7

XB02T7 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Back

🇨🇳 Chinese: 華佗夾脊 (huà tuó jiā jǐ)

🎯 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.

🛡️ Treats: Qi Stagnation, Heart Disorder, Circulation Blood, Liver Disorder, Gallbladder Disorder

XB02T9Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T9

XB02T9 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Back

🇨🇳 Chinese: 華佗夾脊 (huà tuó jiā jǐ)

🎯 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.

🛡️ Treats: Qi Stagnation, Circulation Blood, Liver Disorder, Gallbladder Disorder, Regulate Six Fu

Text or case report

Needling + Moxibustion · 10 sessions

Same patient; prescription changed for a later course

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988
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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Back Middle Pain:

Points cited for Back Middle Pain

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Back Middle Pain. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL23Kidney Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 1
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 1
  • XB02T11Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T11Extra Points: Back1 of 1
  • XB02T7Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T7Extra Points: Back1 of 1
  • XB02T9Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T9Extra Points: Back1 of 1

How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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