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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.
AgitationBenefit Regulate QiChillsDisease FebrileFeverChest FullnessHeatStiff NeckNeck Nape Tension StiffnessShoulder Musculoskeletal StiffnessImmobility NeckImmobility Neck Nape TensionImmobility Shoulder MusculoskeletalOppression ChestOppression HeartPainArm PainNeck PainShoulder PainSupraclavicular Fossa PainRegulate QiChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingWind Damp SyndromeWind-damp SyndromeUnbind Chest
Protocols using TB15
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI04, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, BL65, TB14, TB15, TB16, TB17, GB21 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410 ↗)
- Neck Chronic Pain, Neck Non-specific Pain – SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, TB15, GB21 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-132 ↗)
- Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – LI11, HT07, SI03, SI15, BL10, BL65, PC06, TB03, TB15, GB20, GB34, GB39, GB41, CV14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1027-y ↗)
- Neck Pain, Neck Acute Pain – LI16, SI14, SI15, BL10, TB15, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000022871 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Autism, Developmental Delay, Communication Impaired, Behavior Repetitive – KD03, KD04, TB15, LV04 (ZHANG Jun. A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from A Perspective of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM). Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 53-58)
Most often selected alongside TB15
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB15. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- SI14Outer Shoulder Point7 protocols
- SI15Middle Shoulder Point7 protocols
- LI16Great Bone6 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar4 protocols
- BL11Great Shuttle4 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool4 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring4 protocols
- BL12Wind Gate3 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well3 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra3 protocols
- SI03Back Stream3 protocols
- SI12Grasping The Wind3 protocols