SJ-13 (Nao Hui) Upper Arm Convergence

SJ-13 (Nao Hui) Upper Arm Convergence

Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang

  • Meeting Point of the Sanjiao Channel and the Yang Linking Vessel

Actions:

  • Regulates Qi and transforms phlegm
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications:

  • Goiter, pain in the shoulder and arm.

Pont Location:

  • A Manual of Acupuncture: On the upper arm, where the line drawn between Tianjing SJ-10 and Jianliao SJ-14 meets the posterior border of the deltoid muscle, approximately two thirds of the distance between these two points.
  • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: On the line joining Jianliao (SJ-14) and the olecranon, on the posterior border of m. deltoideus.

Needling Method:

  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

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