TB13 Naohui (Upper Arm Convergence)

Location

On the line joining olecranon the and TB14 on the posterior border of the deltoid muscle.

Indications

Conditions for which TB13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say TB13 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using TB13

• Obesity Abdominal – ST20, ST21, ST25, ST28, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP11, TB06, TB13, GB26, LV03, LV09, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60005-4 ↗)
• Obesity Symmetrical – ST20, ST21, ST25, ST28, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP11, TB06, TB13, GB26, LV03, LV09, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60005-4 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Motor Dysfunction Hemiplegia, Paralysis Spastic – LI04, ST40, BL40, BL57, TB05, TB10, TB13, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1155/2020/1520851 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Weakness, Fatigue Muscle Shoulder – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LI14, LI15, KD26, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/9786367 ↗)
• Muscle Weakness Shoulder, Athletic Performance Shoulder, Muscle Fatigue Shoulder – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/8835672 ↗)
• Muscle Strength Shoulder, Athletic Performance Explosive Force – LU01, LU04, LI03, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5585605 ↗)
• Muscle Strength Shoulder, Explosive Force Upper Limb, Athletic Performance – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5585605 ↗)
• Depression, Knee Pain, Shoulder Pain, Stroke Sequelae, Gait Dysfunction, Paralysis Upper-extremity – LI14, ST36, ST40, SP09, TB13, TB14, TB15, GB34 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281968 ↗)
• Lymphedema Secondary Upper-limb – SP06, TB09, TB13, CV06 (doi:10.27368/d.cnki.gtzyy.2023.000232 ↗)
• Paralysis Upper Limb, Post-stroke, Subluxation Shoulder – LI04, LI11, LI15, SI09, TB05, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2016.11.38 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – SI19, TB13, TB17, GB11, GV14, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1373390 ↗)
• Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke Upper Limb – LI03, LI05, LI07, LI14, LI15, SI03, TB03, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB13 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
• Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke – LI05, LI06, LI14, LI15, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB13, GB34, GB39, GB40, GB41, LV08, LV09 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Periarthritis Scapulohumeral, Periarthritis Shoulder – LI15, LI16, SI09, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190822-k0006 ↗)
• Stroke, Shoulder Pain, Depression Post-stroke, Neuropathic Pain – LI14, ST36, ST40, SP09, TB13, TB14, TB15, GB34 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281968 ↗)
• Stroke Ischemic Acute, Spasticity Post-stroke – LI04, ST40, BL40, BL57, TB05, TB10, TB13, GV20, GV24, MS06 (doi:10.1155/2020/1520851 ↗)
• 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])
• Shoulder Pain, Stiffness Shoulder, Bi Syndrome Shoulder – LI04, LI15, SI12, TB13, TB14, GB21 (崔晓婕许寒冰于微微相静. 基于形式概念分析法研究针灸治疗肩痹选穴规律. 世界中医药 ., 2021 [CNKI])
• Brachial Plexus Injury, Atrophy Muscle, Palsy Median Nerve – LI11, SI03, SI10, BL11, TB05, TB12, TB13 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Cervical Spondylosis, Arm Pain, Arm Numbness – LI04, LI10, LI15, TB05, TB13, GB20, GV20, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Hyperthyroidism, Goiter – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Hyperthyroidism, Goiter, Exophthalmos – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, BL01, BL02, TB13, TB23, GB20, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Hyperthyroidism, Anxiety, Sweating, Goiter, Psychological Hot Temper Disorder, Psychological Hot Temper Disorder – LI04, LI17, ST36, SP06, SI17, KD07, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Hyperthyroidism, Qi Liver, Goiter, Qi Liver – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, TB13, LV03, CV17, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Hyperthyroidism, Palpitations, Goiter – LI04, LI17, ST36, HT07, SI17, PC06, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside TB13

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI04Junction Valley11 protocols
• TB14Shoulder Bone Hole10 protocols
• LI14Upper Arm Prominence9 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles9 protocols
• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle8 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate8 protocols
• ST40Abundant Bulge6 protocols
• CV22Celestial Prominence5 protocols
• LI17Celestial Tripod5 protocols
• SI17Celestial Hood5 protocols
• TB12Dispersing Riverbed5 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences4 protocols

Other points on the Triple Burner Meridian