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SI-14 Outer Shoulder Transport
肩外俞 〔肩外俞〕 jiān wài shù
Channel: SI, hand greater yáng (tài yáng) small intestine channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the upper back, 3 cùn lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra, on the vertical line defined by the medial border of the scapula.
Classical location: Above Crooked Wall (SI-13) on the upper face of the shoulder, in the depression three cùn from the spinal column. From
Local anatomy: At the deep level, the transverse cervical artery and vein. Superficially, the medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the 1st and 2nd thoracic nerves, the accessory nerve; deeper, the dorsal scapular nerve.
Action: Courses wind and quickens the network vessels; warms the channels and disperses cold.
Modern indications: Shoulder and back pain;
Classical indications: Generalized impediment (zhōu bì); cold in the elbow.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.6 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒7 cones; pole 5‒15 min.
Point name meaning:
The point is called Outer Shoulder Transport (jiān wài shù) because it is located on the outer shoulder and is used primarily to treat pain in the scapula, shoulder, and back. See