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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Midway between GB21 and SI13 on the superior angle of the scapula.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which TB15 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationChillsDisease FebrileFeverChest FullnessHeatStiff NeckNeck Nape Tension StiffnessShoulder Musculoskeletal StiffnessImmobility NeckImmobility Neck Nape TensionImmobility Shoulder MusculoskeletalOppression ChestOppression HeartPainArm PainNeck PainShoulder PainSupraclavicular Fossa PainChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingWind Damp SyndromeWind-damp Syndrome
TCM actions
What classical sources say TB15 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using TB15
- Autism, Developmental Delay, Communication Impaired, Behavior Repetitive – KD03, KD04, TB15, LV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60014-3 ↗)
- Chronic Pain, Neck Chronic Pain, Disability Cervical, Neck Pain – LI16, SI14, SI15, BL11, TB15 (doi:10.1111/cns.14335 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Cervicalgia – SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, TB15, GB21 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1 ↗)
- Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Asthma Intermittent, Asthma Mild – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI06, LI20, ST13, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, KD06, KD08, KD27, PC06, TB05, TB15, GB03, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, CV21, GV04, GV13 (doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 ↗)
- Paralysis Upper Limb, Post-stroke, Subluxation Shoulder – HT01, SI11, TB15 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2016.11.38 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Stroke, Shoulder Pain, Depression Post-stroke, Neuropathic Pain – LI14, ST36, ST40, SP09, TB13, TB14, TB15, GB34 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281968 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency – LI11, LI14, LI16, TB15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Impingement Subacromial – LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, LI16, SI09, SI10, SI11, TB14, TB15, GB21 (doi:10.1093/pm/pnw197 ↗)
Most often selected alongside TB15
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB15. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI16Great Bone8 protocols
- SI15Middle Shoulder Point6 protocols
- SI14Outer Shoulder Point5 protocols
- LI14Upper Arm Prominence4 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar3 protocols
- BL11Great Shuttle3 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well3 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring3 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra3 protocols
- SI11Heavenly Gathering3 protocols
- SP09Yin Mound Spring3 protocols