SI06 (Support The Aged)

養老yǎng lǎo

Indications

Protocols

Location

Dorsal to the head of the ulna; when palm face chest point is in the bonny cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of the ulna.

Cautions

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which SI06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Arms Benefit Arms Benefit Eyes Benefit Eyes Benefit Shoulders Benefit Shoulders Acute Disorder Acute Disorder Eyesight / Vision Blurred Blurred Vision Eyesight / Vision Dim Dim Vision Heaviness Back Lumbar Heaviness Back Lumbar Ankle Stiffness Foot Stiffness Rising Stiffness Shoulder Stiffness Sitting Stiffness Tendon Ligament Contraction Stiffness Immobility Ankle Immobility Foot Immobility Rising Immobility Shoulder Immobility Sitting Immobility Tendon / Ligament Contraction Numbess Arm Numbess Arm Shoulder Numbness Shoulder Numbness Pain Back Pain Back Pain Lower Back Pain Lower Back Pain Eye Pain Eye Pain Shoulder Pain Shoulder Pain Shoulder As If Broken Pain Shoulder As If Broken Pain Shoulder As If Dislocated Pain Shoulder As If Dislocated Pain Elbow Exterior Redness Elbow Exterior Redness Channel Stagnation Channel Stagnation Elbow Exterior Swelling Elbow Exterior Swelling Bi Arthralgia Foot Syndrome Bi / Arthralgia Foot Syndrome

Protocols using SI06

Chest Pain, Dyspnea, Poststernotomy Pain, Reduced Lung Function – LI04, ST08, SI06, BL60, GB08, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2013/219817 ↗)
Anxiety, Depression, Leukopenia, Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Neutropenia – LU07, LI04, ST32, ST36, SP03, SI06, PC05, TB05, GB39, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2014/217397 ↗)
Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 ↗)
Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Cervical Pain, Muscle Contracture – LI04, SI03, SI06, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15, BL60, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB34, GV20 (doi:10.1177/0964528420961398 ↗)
Sprain Lumbar, Lumbar Acute Pain – SI06, XH03 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.01.0056 ↗)
Vision Blurred, Macular Edema, Retinal Disease – ST02, SI06, BL01, BL02, GB14, GB34, GB37, GB40 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 ↗)
Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, SI06, BL15, GB20, GB39, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240424-k0005 ↗)
Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency – ST21, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP03, SP05, SP06, SI06, BL20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Spleen Blood Deficiency, Spleen Blood Deficiency – ST36, ST37, SI06, BL20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Cough, Headache, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Throat Sore, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (Heo JS, Yang SY, Lim SA, Lee JM, Kang JY, Sun SH, Kim HG, Kang W, Cho JH. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(6): 724-729)
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 (REN Xiao-ming. Fifty Cases of Parkinson's Disease Treated by Acupuncture Combined with Madopar. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 255-257)
Sprain Lumbar Acute – LI10, SI03, SI06, BL23, BL25, BL40, GV26 (张玉娟. 近5年急性腰扭伤针灸腧穴应用规律性研究. , [CNKI])
Leg Pain, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Lumbar Pain, Yang Type Pain – SI06, BL23, BL28, BL40, BL43, BL60, PC07, GV09, GV14, GV20 (曹文忠. 提高针灸治痛疗效创新理论的探讨. 江西中医药 ., 2011 [CNKI])

Other points on the Small Intestine Meridian

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