Introduction To Acupoints

Seventeen Vertebra

Acupoint Name:Seventeen Vertebra Acupoint

Acupoint Code:EX-B8

PinYin:shiqizhui

Associated Meridian:Extraordinary points outside the meridians

Main Diseases for Treatment

Lumbar sacral pain, lower back and leg pain, lower limb paralysis, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, enuresis, fetal malposition.

Acupoint Location

In the waist area, on the posterior midline, below the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra.

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Sit upright or lie face down. Take a line across the highest points of both iliac crests around the waist and abdomen for one week, and push down one vertebral spine from the intersection of this line with the spine (i.e., the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra), and the depression at its lower edge is where the acupoint is located.

Acupoint Chart

EX-B8:Seventeen Vertebra(shiqizhui)
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