Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang
Benefits the shoulder and scapula
Pain and stiffness of the scapular region.
Where is SI-13 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 243): In the tender depression superior to the medial end of the scapular spine, midway between Naoshu SI-10 and the spinous process of T2.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 171): On the medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa, about midway between Naoshu (SI-10) and the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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