The Extra points

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SHIQIZHUIXIA (M-BW -25)
Below the Seventeenth Vertebra
LOCATION
On the midline of the lower back, in the
depression below the spinous process of the
fifth lumbar vertebra.
LOCATION NOTE
Slide a finger upwards along the midline of the sacrum
until it meets the significant depression inferior to the
lumbar spine.
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.
ACTIONS
Tonifies the Kidneys and promotes urination
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Guanyuanshu BL-26
lower border of L5
Shiqizhuixia (M-BW-25)
Yaoyangguan DU-3
INDICATIONS
Pain of the lumbar region and legs, difficult urina-
tion, foetus pressing on the bladder.
COMMENTARY
Shiqizhuixia (M-BW-25) was first mentioned in the Sup-
plement to the Thousand Ducat Formulas. It is among the
most commonly used points for chronic back pain and is
very often found to be the focus of tenderness. It may be
used in both deficiency and excess patterns, and in the
frequently encountered clinical situation where the two
are found in combination.
COMBINATIONS
Chronic lumbar pain: Shiqizhuixia (M-BW-25), Guan-
yuanshu BL-26, Baohuang BL-53 and Weizhong BL-40.
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