Name

腰陽關

• Yao Yang Guan
• Yang Barrier of the Lumbar region
• Yang Barrier

Location

On the midline below L4. At the same height as BL-25: Shu point of the Large Intestine.

Actions

• Warms the Lower Burner, at the intestinal and reproductive level: diarrhea, impotence, spermatorrhea, gynecological and fertility problems
• Dispels Wind. Bi Syndrome. Back and leg pain, pain of the lower limbs, rigidity
• Lower back pain. BL-23 + BL-25 + GV-3 + GV-4 + BL-62 + BL-60: chronic lower back pain (used quite frequently)

Treatment

• Needling: 0.5 CUN perpendicular or oblique. It is good to place a cushion underneath
• Moxibustion