# Acupoints for Radiculopathy Lumbar 8 sourced protocols for Radiculopathy Lumbar. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/radiculopathy-lumbar ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), GV02 (Lumbar Point) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/154941 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/154941 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/154941 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | BL22 (Sanjiao Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point), BL27 (Small Intestine Shu Point), BL31 (Upper Bone Hole), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), BL54 (Lowermost In Order), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2025.28.4.269 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL31 (Upper Bone Hole), GB30 (Jumping Circle) | – | – | doi:10.1097/md.0000000000039720 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point) | – | – | Liu Yaru et al.. Efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture in treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a protocol for a cohort study.. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2020 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 7 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | 余利忠李妙丹娄淑哲毛静孙作乾何天有严兴科黄国琪. 排针刺法治疗腰椎间盘突出症疗效观察（英文）. Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science ., 2016 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 8 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate) | – | – | 余利忠李妙丹娄淑哲毛静孙作乾何天有严兴科黄国琪. 排针刺法治疗腰椎间盘突出症疗效观察（英文）. Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science ., 2016 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | 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. | | GV02 | Lumbar Point | Governing Vessel | In the hiatus of the sacrum. | | BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. | | 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. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. | | GB40 | Mound | Gallbladder Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus. | | BL22 | Sanjiao Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV05 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra. | | 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. | | 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. | | BL27 | Small Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 1st posterior sacral foramen. | | BL31 | Upper Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen. | | BL32 | Second Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. | | BL33 | Middle Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. | | BL34 | Lower Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen. | | BL54 | Lowermost In Order | Bladder Meridian | On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen 3 thumb widths lateral to the median sacral crest. | | 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. | --- AcuiQ-authored content (the protocol compilation, symptom and meridian prose, research essays) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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