Protocol (15 points)
100%LU01 · LU03 · LU04 · LU11 · LI14 · LI15 · LI16 · ST38 · SI09 · SI10 · SI11 · SI12 · SI13 · SI14 · SI15
LU01Central Mansion

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)
🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath
LU03Celestial Storehouse

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天府 (tiān fǔ)
🎯 Location: On the medial aspect of the upper arm 3 thumb widths below end of the axillary fold on the radial side of the biceps. brachii.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; caution near brachial artery.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Dizziness, Coughing Blood
LU04Guarding White

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 俠白 (xiá bái)
🎯 Location: On the medial aspect of the upper arm 4 thumb widths below anterior end of the axillary fold or 5 thumb widths above the cubital crease on the radial side of the biceps brachii.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth to avoid damaging blood vessels.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Palpitations, Retching
LU11Lesser Metal

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 少商 (shào shāng)
🎯 Location: On the radial side of the thumb about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders; caution with depth.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Sweating, Common Cold, Heat
LI14Upper Arm Prominence

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臂臑 (bì nào)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the upper arm on the line connecting LI11 and LI15, 7 thumb widths above the LI11 at the insertion of the deltoid muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth to avoid nerve damage.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Redness, Swelling, Pain, Goiter
LI15Shoulder And Clavicle

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩髃 (jiān yú)
🎯 Location: Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax; caution in shoulder injuries.
🛡️ Treats: Wind, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Goiter, Hemiplegia
LI16Great Bone

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 巨骨 (jù gǔ)
🎯 Location: In the upper aspect of the shoulder in the depression the between acromial extremity of the clavicle and scapular spine.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Epilepsy, Goiter
ST38Ribbon Opening

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 條口 (tiáo kǒu)
🎯 Location: 8 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Common Cold, Abdominal Pain, Numbness, Swelling, Pain
SI09True Shoulder

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩貞 (jiān zhēn)
🎯 Location: Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint; when arm is adducted point is 1 thumb width above the posterior end of the axillary fold.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Wind, Numbness, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain
SI10Upper Arm Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臑俞 (nào shū)
🎯 Location: When arm is adducted, point is directly above the posterior end of the axillary fold in the depression the inferior to the scapular spine.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Chills, Arm Pain
SI11Heavenly Gathering

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天宗 (tiān zōng)
🎯 Location: On the scapula in the depression of the center of the subscapular fossa and at the level of the 4th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Qi Stagnation, Chest Fullness, Elbow Pain, Shoulder Blade Pain
SI12Grasping The Wind

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 秉風 (bǐng fēng)
🎯 Location: In the center of the suprascapular fossa directly above the SI11; when arm is lifted point is at the site of the depression.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Wind, Benefit Shoulders, Benefit Scapula, Benefit Shoulders, Benefit Scapula
SI13Crooked Wall

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 曲垣 (qū yuán)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa about midway between SI10 and spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Shoulder Pain, Contraction Shoulder, Benefit Shoulders, Benefit Scapula, Oppression Shoulder Sensation
SI14Outer Shoulder Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩外俞 (jiān wài shū)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra where GV13 is located.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Wind, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
SI15Middle Shoulder Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩中俞 (jiān zhōng shū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (GV14).
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
Needling + Point injection · 20 sessions
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.4.206 ↗