SI15 Jianzhongshu (Middle Shoulder Point)

肩中俞jiān zhōng shūJianzhongshu

Small Intestine Meridian

Location of acupuncture point SI15 Jianzhongshu (Middle Shoulder Point)
10
Indications
42
Protocols
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Location

2 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (GV14).

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.

ChillsCoughEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionFeverPainShoulder Blade PainShoulder PainSaliva BloodChannel Stagnation

TCM actions

What classical sources say SI15 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

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Protocols using SI15

  • Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain, Disability Neck, Anxiety Pain-related – SI14, SI15, GB21 (doi:10.1155/2011/543291 ↗)
  • Neck Chronic Pain, Shoulder Chronic Pain – LI15, SI15, GB21 (doi:10.1155/2016/7358918 ↗)
  • Constipation, Hand Weakness, Myelopathy Cervical, Dysesthesia Hand, Lower-extremity Weakness, Tingling Finger Pain – SI03, SI04, SI14, SI15, GB21 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000012249 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Chronic Pain – SI15 (doi:10.1002/ejp.1924 ↗)
  • Chronic Pain, Neck Chronic Pain, Disability Cervical, Neck Pain – LI16, SI14, SI15, BL11, TB15 (doi:10.1111/cns.14335 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Disability Neck, Spondylosis Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy, Calcification Nuchal Ligament – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI11, SI15, BL10, BL11, TB05, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210531 ↗)
  • Shoulder Blade Pain, Headache Occipital, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Cervical Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Scapular Pain – SI04, SI11, SI15, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039483 ↗)
  • Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Numbness – SI14, SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S527880 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited Range Of Motion Neck – LI04, LI05, LI17, LI18, SI03, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL11, BL60, TB03, TB10, TB16, GB20, GB21, GB39, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.01.002 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited Range Of Motion Neck – SI15, TB16, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.01.002 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Cervical Spine Pain, Whiplash Injury – SI11, SI13, SI14, SI15, TB14, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Cervical Spine Pain, Whiplash Injury – SI15, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Whiplash Injury, Muscle Spasm Cervical – SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
  • Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Numbness, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy – LU07, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI03, SI09, SI11, SI14, SI15, BL10, BL11, TB05, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.19288/j.cnki.issn.1000-2723.2019.05.009 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Neck Acute Pain, Acute Neck Pain – LI16, SI14, SI15, BL10, TB15, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s13020-026-01332-0 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Neck Acute Pain, Acute Neck Pain – LI16, SI15, TB15 (doi:10.1186/s13020-026-01332-0 ↗)
  • Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Upper Limb Numbness – SI14, SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S527880 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain – SI15, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.2147/jpr.s515232 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Neck Pain – SI15, XH15 (doi:10.1002/ejp.1924 ↗)
  • Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Anxiety Generalized – LU07, LI04, HT07, SI15, BL10, GB20, GB21, LV03, GV14 (doi:10.5498/wjp.v15.i11.108288 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical – SI04, SI11, SI15, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039483 ↗)
  • Cervical Disc Herniation, Neck Pain – SI14, SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S527880 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Neck Acute Pain – LI16, SI14, SI15, BL10, TB15, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s13020-026-01332-0 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Neck Acute Pain – LI16, SI15, TB15 (doi:10.1186/s13020-026-01332-0 ↗)
  • Neck Pain, Myofascial Pain, Posture Forward – LU07, LI10, LI16, SI03, SI11, SI14, SI15, BL10, BL11, TB03, TB15, GB12, GB20, GB21, GV14 (doi:10.47176/mjiri.37.34 ↗)
  • Myelopathy Cervical – SI03, SI04, SI14, SI15, GB21, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000012249 ↗)
  • Neck Chronic Pain – SI15, XH15 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S638747 ↗)
  • Neck Chronic Pain – SI15, BL10, GB20, GB21, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.015 ↗)
  • Neck Chronic Pain, Shoulder Chronic Pain – LI15, SI15, GB21 (doi:10.1155/2016/7358918 ↗)
  • Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – SI15, GV14, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – SI15, TB03, GV14, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Cervical Spondylosis Neck Type – SI15, BL10, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201022-k0007 ↗)
  • Neck Chronic Pain – ST10, SI03, SI14, SI15, BL10, TB03, TB17, GB12, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1267952 ↗)
  • 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)
  • Neck Pains – SI15, GV14 (Clinical Study on Electroacupuncture Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01674387)
  • 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 Chronic Pain – SI15 (邓红妹. 穴位与非穴位针刺治疗慢性颈痛的临床研究. , [CNKI])
  • Neck Pain, Upper Extremity Numbness, Cervical Radiculopathy – LU07, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI03, SI09, SI11, SI14, SI15, BL10, BL11, TB05, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV16, GV20 (李具宝高焕焕池细绿何瑞建韦佳佳李骥征杨晨旭周柏健马献伟王鼎彭文潘侯刚蒯永丽韦佳佳高焕焕张伟强. 近10年文献中针灸治疗神经根型颈椎病的选穴规律探讨. , [CNKI])

Most often selected alongside SI15

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI15. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • GB21Shoulder Well25 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool22 protocols
  • SI14Outer Shoulder Point19 protocols
  • SI11Heavenly Gathering12 protocols
  • BL10Celestial Pillar11 protocols
  • GV14Great Vertebra11 protocols
  • SI03Back Stream10 protocols
  • GV16Wind Mansion9 protocols
  • LI16Great Bone9 protocols
  • LI15Shoulder And Clavicle8 protocols
  • BL11Great Shuttle6 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley6 protocols

Other points on the Small Intestine Meridian

SI01SI02SI03SI04SI05SI06SI07SI08SI09SI10SI11SI12SI13SI14SI16SI17SI18SI19