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.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which SI10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Angina Microvascular Cardiac SyndromeBenefit ShouldersChillsFeverShoulder Raising StiffnessImmobility Shoulder RaisingPainArm PainShoulder PainSupraspinatus When Abducting Arm PainScrofulaChannel StagnationScapula SwellingShoulder SwellingArm WeaknessShoulder Weakness
Protocols using SI10
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Shoulder Pain, Stroke Recovery – LI15, SI10 (doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Upper Limb Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Hand Swelling, Loss Of Function Upper Limb, Cold Sensation Hand – LU02, LI05, HT01, SI10, SI11, GB21 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2014.03.004 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Subluxation Shoulder Poststroke, Shoulder Poststroke Pain – LI14, SI09, SI10, SI12, SI14 (doi:10.1155/2020/6415083 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Limitation Of Movement Shoulder, Night Pain, Impingement Syndrome Supraspinatus, Rotator Cuff Tear Partial – LU01, LU03, LU04, LU11, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST38, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.4.206 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Cervical Pain, Adhesive Capsulitis, Limitation Of Movement Shoulder, Night Pain, Radiating To Fingers Pain, Calcified Tendinitis – LU01, LU03, LU04, LU11, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST38, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.4.206 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Trigger-point Myofascial, Injury Rotator Cuff – LI15, SI10, XU12 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S591459 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain – LU01, LU03, LU04, LU11, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST38, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.4.206 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Injury Rotator Cuff – LI15, SI10, XU12 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S591459 ↗)
- Cold Lung, Wind Lung, Cold Lung, Wind Lung – LI04, LI19, LI20, SI10, SI18, BL09, BL12 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Heat Lung, Wind Lung, Heat Lung, Wind Lung – LU03, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI19, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI18, BL02, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL11 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Shoulder Pain, Adhesive Capsulitis, Periarthritis Scapulohumeral – LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, SI09, SI10, SI13, TB14 (Wang Ning et al.. [Clinical Research on Double-needle Winding and Pulling Combined with Electroacupuncture Therapy in Treating Scapulohumeral Periarthritis].. Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research, 2018)
- Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Fibrositis, Neuralgia, Gout, Shoulder Pain, Bi Syndrome, Fever Rheumatic, Arthritis Rheumatoid, Shoulder Pain – LI15, SI10, TB14, TB19 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside SI10
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle11 protocols
- SI09True Shoulder9 protocols
- SI11Heavenly Gathering7 protocols
- SI12Grasping The Wind7 protocols
- LI14Upper Arm Prominence6 protocols
- SI13Crooked Wall6 protocols
- SI14Outer Shoulder Point6 protocols
- TB14Shoulder Bone Hole6 protocols
- LI16Great Bone5 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- LU03Celestial Storehouse4 protocols
- LU11Lesser Metal4 protocols
