Location
2 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (du14).
Cautions
Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which SI15 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Descend Qi LungChillsCoughDescend Qi LungEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionFeverPainShoulder Blade PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainShoulder PainSaliva BloodSaliva BloodChannel StagnationChannel Stagnation
Protocols using SI15
- Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Numbness – SI14, SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S527880)
- 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)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Acute Neck Pain, Neck Pain Musculoskeletal, Degenerative Cervical Spine – LU07, SI03, SI05, SI15, BL60, BL62, TB04, GB20, GB21, GB40 (Comparison of Manual Acupuncture at Distal Acupoints Versus Electroacupuncture at Local Acupoints in Patients With Acute Neck Pain Due to Cervical Spondylosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07240623)
- Neck Pain, Chronic Pain – SI15 (https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1924)
- Neck Pain, Spondylosis Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Calcification Nuchal Ligament – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI11, SI15, BL10, BL11, TB05, GB20, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210531)
- Chronic Pain, Neck Chronic Pain, Disability Cervical – LI16, SI14, SI15, BL11, TB15 (https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.14335)
- Neck Pain, Neck Acute Pain – LI16, SI14, SI15, BL10, TB15, GB20, GV14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000022871)
- Anxiety, Dizziness, Insomnia, Neck Chronic Pain – SI15 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2009-1)
- Neck Pains – SI15, GV14 (Clinical Study on Electroacupuncture Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01674387)
- Dim Vision – LI04, LI06, ST01, ST02, ST08, ST36, SI06, SI15, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL10, BL21, TB16, TB17, TB18, GB01, GB03, GB20, GV17, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Descend Qi Lung – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU09, ST10, ST12, SI15, BL12, BL13, BL45, BL66, GB18, CV14, CV15, CV21 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Pain – LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI01, LI02, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST09, ST12, ST15, ST21, ST22, ST26, ST29, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, SP13, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, SI18, BL02, BL09, BL10, BL17, BL25, BL32, BL33, BL36, BL37, BL38, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD02, KD04, KD09, KD10, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD25, PC02, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB14, TB15, TB17, TB22, TB23, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB08, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB43, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV14, CV03, CV05, CV06, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV20, CV21, CV24, GV01, GV11, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, XB08, XC01, XH04, XH05, XH06, XH12, XH13, XH18, XL05A, XL05B, XU05, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU13, XU14, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)