Protocol (5 points)
100%LI15 · SI11 · SI12 · TB14 · GB21
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
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
TB14Shoulder Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩髎 (jiān liáo)
🎯 Location: On the shoulder posterior to the LI15 in the depression the inferior and posterior to the acromion the when arm is abducted.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Numbness, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Arm Pain, Benefit Shoulders
GB21Shoulder Well

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩井 (jiān jǐng)
🎯 Location: On the shoulder directly above the nipple at the midpoint of the line connecting GV14 and acromion the at the highest point of the shoulder.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – risk of pneumothorax. Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm, Kidney Deficiency, Depression
Point injection · 6 sessions over 2 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2013/504686 ↗



















