# Acupoints for Stiffness Lumbar

6 sourced protocols for Stiffness Lumbar. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/stiffness-lumbar

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | BL40 (Middle Of The Crease) | – | – | doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2024.000642 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate), AH03 (Lumbar), AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | AH03 (Lumbar), AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250228-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | SI03 (Back Stream) | – | – | 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. |
| BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| AH03 | Lumbar | Auricular Points | At the upper 2/5 part of the midline of the Antihelix |
| AT12 | Nervous Subcortex | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus. |
| TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. |
| SI03 | Back Stream | Small Intestine Meridian | 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. |

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