SJ-15 (Tian Liao) Celestial Bone Hole

Acupuncture Points on this Channel SJ-01 SJ-02 SJ-03 SJ-04 SJ-05 SJ-06 SJ-07 SJ-08 SJ-09 SJ-10 SJ-11 SJ-12 SJ-13 SJ-14 SJ-15 SJ-16 SJ-17 SJ-18 SJ-19 SJ-20 SJ-21 SJ-22 SJ-23

Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang

• Meeting Point of the Sanjiao and Gallbladder Channels and the Yang Linking Vessel

Actions:

• Dispels wind-damp, activates the channel and alleviates pain
• Unbinds the chest and regulates Qi

Indications:

• Pain in the shoulder and elbow, stiffness of the neck.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: In the suprascapular fossa, in the depression midway between Jianjing GB-21 and Quyuan SI-13 (at the medial end of the suprascapular fossa).
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Midway between Jianjing (GB-21) and Quyuan (SI-13), on the superior angle of the scapula.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.