6 sourced protocols, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Stiffness Lumbar:
How often each point appears across the 6 entries ranked highest for Stiffness Lumbar. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
BL20 · BL23 · BL25 · BL40 · BL60 · GB30 · GB34 · GV03 · GV04
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 脾俞 (pí yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du6 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Spleen Qi Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 委中 (wěi zhōng)
🎯 Location: Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in weakness/fatigue; avoid strong stimulation.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Knee Pain, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain
BL20 · BL23 · BL25 · BL40 · BL60 · GB30 · GB34 · GV03 · GV04 · AH03 · AT12 · TF10
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 脾俞 (pí yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du6 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Spleen Qi Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腰 (yāo)
🎯 Location: At the upper 2/5 part of the midline of the Antihelix
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Lumbago Caused By Various Reasons
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du4 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
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250228-0001 ↗
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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 後谿 (hòu xī)
🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Tinnitus, Jaundice, Common Cold
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Fan Yuanzhi, Wu Yaochi. Effect of electroacupuncture on muscle state and infrared thermogram changes in patients with acute lumbar muscle sprain. J Tradit Chin Med, 2015, 35(5): 499-506
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