Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang
Dispels wind-dampAlleviates pain and benefits the shoulder joint
Pain and motor impairment of the shoulder and upper arm.
Where is SJ-14 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 405): At the origin of the deltoid muscle, in the depression which lies posterior and inferior to the lateral extremity of the acromion.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 206): On the shoulder, posterior to Jianyu (LI-15), in the depression inferior and posterior to the acromion when the arm is abducted.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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