Location
On the scapula in the depression of the center of the subscapular fossa and at the level of the 4th thoracic vertebra.
Cautions
Caution in acute shoulder injury.
Indications
Conditions for which SI11 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Breast AbscessBreast AbscessAngina Microvascular Cardiac SyndromeAngina Microvascular Cardiac SyndromeBenefit BreastsBenefit BreastsCoughChest FullnessChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessUnable to Raise ArmArm Reach Behind StiffnessElbow Raising StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Arm Reach BehindImmobility Elbow RaisingLactation DeficiencyLactation DeficiencyPainArm PainArm PainElbow PainElbow PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainShoulder PainHeaviness Shoulder SensationHeaviness Shoulder SensationChannel StagnationChannel StagnationQi StagnationQi StagnationBreast SwellingBreast SwellingCheek SwellingCheek SwellingSubmandibular SwellingSubmandibular SwellingUnbind ChestUnbind ChestUnbind Costal LateralUnbind Costal Lateral
Protocols using SI11
- Paralysis Upper Limb, Post-stroke, Subluxation Shoulder – HT01, SI11, TB15 (https://doi.org/10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2016.11.38)
- Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder, Periarthritis Shoulder – LI11, LI14, LI15, SI03, SI09, SI11, TB05, TB14, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.27258/d.cnki.gnxyc.2025.000483)
- Neck Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Extremity Numbness – LI04, LI10, LI13, SI03, SI08, SI11, TB05, TB09, TB13, GB20, GB21, GV14 (陈建辉周友龙王东阳张琼刘华. 陈氏颈三穴针刺为主联合颈部推拿正脊、艾灸治疗神经根型颈椎病的研究. 中医研究 ., 2025 [CNKI])
- Dizziness, Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Leg Weakness, Stiffness Neck – SI11, BL10, GB20, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.3233/THC-228048)
- Hemiplegia, Finger Pain, Shoulder Pain, Wrist Pain, Shoulder-hand Syndrome – LI03, LI10, LI15, SI03, SI11, SI15, TB03, TB05, TB14 (Li N, Tian F, Wang C, Yu P, Zhou X, Wen Q, Qiao X, Huang L. Therapeutic effect of acupuncture and massage for shoulder-hand syndrome in hemiplegia patients: a clinical two-center randomized controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med 2012; 32(3): 343-346)
- Shoulder Pain, Adhesive Capsulitis – LI15, LI16, SI11, TB14, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13090608)
- Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Vomiting, Nausea – LI18, SI11, SI14, GB20, GB21, GV16, GV20 (Huang ZJ, Chen JX, Qi WW. Clinical Research on Treatment of Vertebroarterial Type of Cervical Spondylosis with 5-step Manipulation and Traction. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 268-270)
- Dizziness, Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Leg Weakness, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI11, BL10, GB20, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.3233/THC-228048)
- Shoulder Pain – LI11, LI15, LI16, SI03, SI09, SI10, SI11, TB14, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13090608)
- Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain, Shoulder Problems – LI15, LI16, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000046638)
- Lymphedema Upper-limb, Edema Arm, Post-mastectomy Swelling, Breast-cancer Complication – LU05, LI11, LI14, SI09, SI11, BL13, BL20, BL23, PC06, TB05, GB21, CV17, GV14 (https://doi.org/10.1177/15347354231172735)
- Shoulder Pain – LI11, LI15, LI16, SI03, SI09, SI10, SI11, TB14, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.1155/prm/1766393)