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CP71

Curious point · CP catalog

Shu point below the ladder

下脊俞Xià Jí Shū

Anatomical location

Just below the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra, in the depression.

Same point as EX-BW5 · Xià Jí Shù — international nomenclature

Main function

Regulates Lower Jiao Qi, relieves pain, tonifies the urogenital system.

Therapeutic indications

  • Lower abdominal conditions
  • lumbago
  • sciatica
  • dysmenorrhea
  • urogenital disorders
Location of point CP71, Shu point below the ladder
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View point on the 3D modelCP71 on the anatomy
Needling techniqueOblique insertion 0.5-1 cun.
Depth0.5-1 cun
MoxibustionApplicable (3-7 cones or 5-15 minutes).
PrecautionsAvoid deep needling so as not to damage vertebral structures.
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Protocols for the 20 patterns you see most in practice

Each pattern with its tongue, its pulse, the treatment principle and the points to tonify and disperse. Made for the treatment table, not the bookshelf.

Do you use CP71 with your patients?

In the Clinic you record it in the patient's file, next to the tongue, the pulse and the measurements, so at the next session you know exactly what you used. The Atlas is built in.

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