Shi Qi Zhui Xia (On the Back) Below the Seventeenth Vertebra

Shi Qi Zhui Xia (On the Back) Below the Seventeenth Vertebra

Acupuncture Points on the The Extra Points

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Indications:

  • Lumbar pain, thigh pain, paralysis of lower extremities, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea

Pont Location:

  • A Manual of Acupuncture: On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5).

Needling Method:

  • Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.

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