# Acupoints for Low Back Non-specific Pain 12 sourced protocols for Low Back Non-specific Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/low-back-non-specific-pain ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), GB30 (Jumping Circle) | – | – | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0269282 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), BL57 (Mountain Support), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2025.01.020 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240830-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S544191 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s11302-026-10163-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point), BL54 (Lowermost In Order) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034407 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate), GV05 (Suspended Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1857622 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease) | – | – | 林星星刘继东 董宝强王树东韩煜徐文嵩宋杰王刚张文静. 经筋刺法治疗非特异性腰痛的多中心随机对照研究. 中华中医药杂志 ., 2021 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 9 | BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate), GV05 (Suspended Pivot) | – | – | Effect of High-intensity Laser Acupuncture on Muscle Performance, Pain and Quality of Life in Low Back Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06612918 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 10 | BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate), GV05 (Suspended Pivot) | – | – | Efficacy of High-intensity Laser Acupuncture in Patients With Chronic, Non-specific Low Back Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06260631 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 11 | BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate), GV05 (Suspended Pivot) | – | – | High-intensity Versus Low-intensity Laser Acupuncture in Chronic, Non-specific Low Back Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06280846 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 12 | BL40 (Middle Of The Crease) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2017/3140403 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | BL24 | Sea Of Qi Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra. | | BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. | | GB30 | Jumping Circle | Gallbladder Meridian | At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed. | | BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. | | BL57 | Mountain Support | Bladder Meridian | On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted. | | BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | GV03 | Yang Lumbar Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest. | | GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | BL26 | Original Qi Gate Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra. | | BL54 | Lowermost In Order | Bladder Meridian | On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen 3 thumb widths lateral to the median sacral crest. | | BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. | | GV05 | Suspended Pivot | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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