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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
In the lateral aspect of the neck posterior to the scm and LI18 on the level of the laryngeal protuberance.
Cautions
Caution near jugular vein.
Indications
Conditions for which SI16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Cold ThroatDepressionPsychological DisorderDizzinessGoiterHeatJaw Clenched StiffnessStiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility Jaw ClenchedImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningNumbnessPainCheek PainEar PainHeadacheHeadache Frontal PainNeck PainShoulder PainSore ThroatHeat Face SensationHeat Skin SensationChannel Stagnation SwellingTetanusTinnitusHivesVoice HoarseVoice LossVoice Loss WindstrokeStroke
TCM actions
What classical sources say SI16 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using SI16
- 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 ↗)
- Hearing Loss, Conductive Hearing Loss – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI16, SI19, TB16, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2026.29.2.233 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Ear Fullness – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI16, SI19, TB16, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2026.29.2.233 ↗)
- Dizziness, Headache, Whiplash Injury – SI16, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.1136/aim.2009.002154 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Aphasia, Ischemic Stroke – SI16, GV20 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Aphasia Post-stroke, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – HT05, SI16, KD01, KD06, CV23, GV20 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Aphasia Post-stroke, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – ST40, HT05, SI16, KD01, KD06, CV23, GV20 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside SI16
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI16. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- TB16Window Of Heaven3 protocols
- CV23Clean Spring2 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence2 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool2 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well2 protocols
- HT05Inward Connection2 protocols
- KD01Bubbling Spring2 protocols
- KD06Shining Sea2 protocols
- SI19Palace Of Hearing2 protocols
- ST07Below The Arch2 protocols