SI09 (True Shoulder)

肩貞jiān zhēn

Small Intestine Meridian

Location of acupuncture point SI09 (True Shoulder)
28
Indications
12
Protocols

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

Caution in acute shoulder injury.

Indications

Conditions for which SI09 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit ShouldersBenefit ShouldersChillsDeafnessFever ColdFever ColdUnable to Raise ArmFoot StiffnessHand Raising StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility FootImmobility Hand RaisingNumbnessPainShoulder Blade PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainShoulder PainSupraclavicular Fossa PainSupraclavicular Fossa PainHeat Supraclavicular Fossa SensationHeat Supraclavicular Fossa SensationChannel StagnationChannel StagnationBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind SyndromeTinnitusWind

Protocols using SI09

  • Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Joint Problems, Periarthritis ScapulohumeralLI15, SI09, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221004)
  • Paralysis Upper Limb, Spasticity, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Hemiplegic, Hand Problems, Arm ProblemsLI03, LI04, LI05, LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, SI03, SI05, SI09, SI11, PC06, TB04, TB05, TB14, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X251317438)
  • Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain, Shoulder ProblemsLI15, LI16, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000046638)
  • Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder, Restricted Movement Shoulder, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long Head Tendon, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long HeadLI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000861)
  • Fatigue, Arm Swelling, Edema Upper Limb, Lymphedema Breast Cancer RelatedLI13, LI14, SI09, BL23, TB05 (https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735419866919)
  • Paralysis Upper Limb, Post-stroke, Subluxation ShoulderLI04, LI11, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB13, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2016.11.38)
  • Shoulder PainLI11, LI15, LI16, SI03, SI09, SI10, SI11, TB14, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13090608)
  • Frozen Shoulder, Shoulder Pain, Mobility Restricted Shoulder, Night Shoulder PainLI15, SI09, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/312309)
  • Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Adhesive CapsulitisLI15, ST38, HT01, SI09, BL57, TB14, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2023.000109)
  • Shoulder Pain, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder, Restricted Movement Shoulder, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long Head Tendon, Tenosynovitis Biceps Long HeadLI04, LI11, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000861)
  • Lymphedema Upper-limb, Edema Arm, Post-mastectomy Swelling, Breast-cancer ComplicationLU05, LI11, LI14, SI09, SI11, BL13, BL20, BL23, PC06, TB05, GB21, CV17, GV14 (https://doi.org/10.1177/15347354231172735)
  • Shoulder Pain, Periarthritis ShoulderLI10, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.19763/j.cnki.2096-7403.2022.05.09)