TB14 Jianliao (Shoulder Bone Hole)

Location

On the shoulder posterior to the LI15 in the depression the inferior and posterior to the acromion the when arm is abducted.

Indications

Conditions for which TB14 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say TB14 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using TB14

The 50 best-sourced of 77, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance Disturbance – LU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60004-2 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – LU06, LI04, LI10, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI08, SI10, BL23, BL40, BL60, KD03, KD07, KD10, TB14, GB33, GB34, LV03, LV07, LV08 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-4-6 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Motor Impairment – LU05, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST36, ST40, SP06, PC06, TB14, GB34, GB39, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2013/431986 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequela – LI15, SI11, SI12, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1155/2013/504686 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI04, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, BL65, TB14, TB15, TB16, TB17, GB21 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410 ↗)
• Shoulder Chronic Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder – LI14, LI15, ST38, SI09, TB14 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-130 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequelae, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder – LU03, LI10, LI14, LI15, SI09, TB04, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1155/2015/694973 ↗)
• Frozen Shoulder, Shoulder Pain, Mobility Restricted Shoulder, Night Shoulder Pain – LI15, SI09, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2015/312309 ↗)
• Arm Swelling, Lymphedema Upper Limb, Heaviness Arm, Skin Thickening Arm, Range Of Motion Decreased – LU05, LI04, LI15, ST36, SP06, TB14, CV03, CV12 (doi:10.1007/s10549-018-4743-9 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Impingement Subacromial, Limitation Range-of-motion Shoulder – LI15, LI16, TB14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000012386 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Weakness, Paralysis Shoulder, Atrophy Muscle Deltoid, Atrophy Muscle Supraspinatus, Neuritis Brachial Idiopathic – LI14, LI15, LI16, SI10, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000015325 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Weakness, Fatigue Muscle Shoulder – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LI14, LI15, KD26, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/9786367 ↗)
• Subluxation Shoulder Poststroke, Spasticity Shoulder Poststroke – LI15, SI09, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/6415083 ↗)
• Muscle Weakness Shoulder, Athletic Performance Shoulder, Muscle Fatigue Shoulder – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/8835672 ↗)
• Muscle Strength Shoulder, Athletic Performance Explosive Force – LU01, LU04, LI03, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5585605 ↗)
• Muscle Strength Shoulder, Explosive Force Upper Limb, Athletic Performance – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5585605 ↗)
• Stroke Sequela, Shoulder Subluxation, Shoulder Hemiplegic Pain, Hemiplegia Upper-limb – LI14, LI15, SI09, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5329881 ↗)
• Depression, Knee Pain, Shoulder Pain, Stroke Sequelae, Gait Dysfunction, Paralysis Upper-extremity – LI14, ST36, ST40, SP09, TB13, TB14, TB15, GB34 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281968 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Tendonitis Calcific, Range-of-motion Limited Shoulder – LI04, LI14, LI15, ST37, ST38, SI09, SI12, TB05, TB14, GB21, GB34 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.004 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Upper Limb Weakness, Injury Brachial Plexus, Shoulder Left Pain, Neck Left Pain, Paralysis Partial Upper Limb, Twitching Spontaneous Shoulder – LI04, LI14, LI15, TB05, TB14 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1342844 ↗)
• Paralysis Upper Limb, Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Hemiplegic, Hand Problems, Arm Problems, Upper Limb Weakness, Spastic Hemiplegia – LI03, LI04, LI05, LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, SI03, SI05, SI09, SI11, PC06, TB04, TB05, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1177/2515690X251317438 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Stiffness Shoulder, Adhesive Capsulitis – LI15, LI16, SI11, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1 ↗)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Joint Pain, Inflammation Joint – LI05, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP05, SP09, HT03, SI05, SI08, BL40, BL62, KD06, PC07, TB04, TB10, TB14, GB34, GB40 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1 ↗)
• Stroke, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder-hand Syndrome, Stroke Sequelae, Shoulder-hand Syndrome Post-stroke, Edema Hand – LI15, SI04, SI09, TB02, TB04, TB14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04916-9 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Finger Numbness, Spondylosis Cervical, Myelopathy Cervical, Arm Upper Pain, Arm Upper Numbness, Forearm Numbness, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness – ST25, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043085 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Finger Numbness, Spondylosis Cervical, Myelopathy Cervical, Arm Upper Pain, Arm Upper Numbness, Forearm Numbness, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness – ST25, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043085 ↗)
• Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Radiculopathy Cervical, Grip Weakness, Neck Cervical Pain, Radicular Upper-limb Pain, Paraesthesia Forearm Right, Paraesthesia Fingers Right, Edema Hand Right, Cervical-disc-herniation, Double-crush-syndrome, Radial-tunnel-syndrome – LI10, LI11, LI12, BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043745 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Chronic Pain, Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain, Shoulder Problems, Rotator Cuff Disease – LI15, LI16, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, TB14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046638 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Shoulder Pain, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder, Periarthritis Scapulohumeral, Range Of Motion Shoulder Restricted, Periarthritis Shoulder, Immobility Shoulder – LI15, ST38, SP09, SI09, BL57, TB14, GB34, GV14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240047 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Cervical Spine Pain, Whiplash Injury – SI11, SI13, SI14, SI15, TB14, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain, Postoperative Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness, Arm Radiating Pain, Sensory-abnormality Upper-extremity, Post-surgical Cervical-disc – BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S553978 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain – LI11, LI15, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2012.10.004 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Unilateral Pain – LI15, SI09, TB14 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014438 ↗)
• Surgical Pain, Anesthesia Requirement Intraoperative, Mastectomy – LI04, LI14, PC06, TB14 (doi:10.24247/ijmpsoct20186 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder, Restricted Movement Shoulder, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long Head Tendon, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long Head – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB14 (doi:10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000861 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder, Restricted Movement Shoulder, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long Head Tendon, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long Head – LI04, LI11, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB14 (doi:10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000861 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Adhesive Capsulitis – LI15, ST38, SI09, BL57, TB14, GB34 (doi:10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2023.000109 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Adhesive Capsulitis – LI15, ST38, HT01, SI09, BL57, TB14, GB34 (doi:10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2023.000109 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder, Periarthritis Shoulder – LI11, LI14, LI15, SI03, SI09, SI11, TB05, TB14, GB34 (doi:10.27258/d.cnki.gnxyc.2025.000483 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Periarthritis Shoulder – LI10, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB14 (doi:10.19763/j.cnki.2096-7403.2022.05.09 ↗)
• Frozen Shoulder, Shoulder Pain, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder – LI14, LI15, SI09, SI11, TB14, GB21, GV14 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.z20170533 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Bi Syndrome Shoulder – LI15, SI09, TB14 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000179 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Periarthritis, Restricted Shoulder Movement – LI15, ST38, ST40, SI03, SI09, BL57, TB14, GB34 (doi:10.27368/d.cnki.gtzyy.2020.000102 ↗)
• Paralysis Upper Limb, Post-stroke, Subluxation Shoulder – LI04, LI11, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2016.11.38 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Stiffness Shoulder, Stroke Hemiplegia, Shoulder Hemiplegic Pain, Shoulder Post-stroke Pain – LI04, LI10, LI14, LI15, TB14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230130-0001 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Postoperative Pain, Immobility Shoulder, Injury Rotator Cuff – LI15, TB14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250217-0006 ↗)
• Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Motor Limb Problems, Impairment Balance – LI04, LI11, LI15, TB05, TB14, GB20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250718-0002 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Injury Rotator Cuff – LI14, LI15, SI09, SI11, TB14, XU12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.01.004 ↗)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke Hemiplegia – LI04, LI10, SI03, KD06, TB05, TB10, TB14, GB29, GB31, GB34, GB39, GB40, GV01, GV03, GV05, GV08, GV09, GV14, GV17, GV20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Muscle Weakness, Myelopathy Cervical – TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043085 ↗)

Most often selected alongside TB14

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB14. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle60 protocols
• SI09True Shoulder37 protocols
• LI14Upper Arm Prominence29 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend22 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley21 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate18 protocols
• LI10Arm Three Miles17 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring15 protocols
• SI11Heavenly Gathering14 protocols
• GB21Shoulder Well12 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool11 protocols
• TB13Upper Arm Convergence10 protocols

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