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SI-9 True Shoulder
肩贞 〔肩貞〕jiān zhēn
Channel: SI, Hand Greater Yáng (tài yáng) Small Intestine Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the upper arm, 1 cùn directly superior to the end of the posterior axillary fold.
Classic location: Between the two bones below the curve of the shoulder blade, in the depression behind Shoulder Bone (LI-15). (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)
Local anatomy: The circumflex scapular artery and vein. Branch of the axillary nerve; deeper in the superior aspect, the radial nerve.
Action: Courses wind and quickens the network vessels; disperses binds and relieves pain.
Modern indications: Shoulder pain;
Classic indications: Cold damage heat effusion with aversion to cold; swelling of the submandibular region; tinnitus and deafness; pain in the supraclavicular fossa; toothache.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3 cones; pole 5‒20 min.
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