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POINT: M-BW-25

NAME: SHIQIZHUIXIA

English: Below the Seventeenth Vertebra
Also Known As:

LOCATION:

  • On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: the spinal canal lies between 1.25 and 1.75 cun deep to the skin surface, varying according to body build.
  • Straight insertion, 1.5 to 2 cun. Sensation: local distention and numbness extending to the buttocks, if the insertion is deep, an electric sensation extending down the leg.
  • Puncture perpendicularly, 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Promotes urination
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Benefits the back

INDICATIONS:

  • Pain of the lumbar region and legs
  • Difficult urination
  • Fetus pressing on the Bladder
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Sequelae of infantile paralysis
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Dysuria
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Pain and stiffness in the lumbosacral region
  • Sciatica
  • Functional uterine bleeding
  • Anal diseases
  • Traumatic paraplegia
  • Thigh pain

COMBINATIONS:

UB-26
Guanyuanshu
UB-53
Baohuang
UB-40
Weizhong

M-BW-35
Huatuojiaji

UB-54
Zhibian
UB-26
Guanyuanshu

Chronic lumbar pain

Paralysis of the lower limb

Pain in the lumbosacral region

REN-3
Zhongji
SP-6
Sanyinjiao
KI-3
Taixi

 

 

Dysmenorrhea

 

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is one of the most commonly used points for chronic back pain.
  • It can be used for both Deficiency and Excess conditions.