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TB-14 Shoulder Bone-Hole
肩髎 〔肩髎〕jiān liáo
Channel: TB, Hand Lesser Yáng (shào yáng) Triple Burner Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located at the posterior aspect of the shoulder joint, immediately posterior and inferior to the acromion.
Classic location: Above Upper Arm Convergence (TB-13), at the top of the arm at the end of the shoulder. The point is found when the arm is lifted to a slanting position. (Yī Zōng Jīn Jiàn)
Local anatomy: The muscular branch of the posterior circumflex humeral artery. The muscular branch of the axillary nerve.
Action: Dispels wind and overcomes dampness; moves qì, quickens the blood, and relieves pain.
Modern indications: Pain and hypertonicity in the shoulder and arm.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.7‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒15 min.
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