Location
On the lateral side of the neck directly below posterior border of the mastoid process on the level of the mandibular angle and on the posterior border of the scm.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which TB16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Loss of SmellLoss of SmellBenefit Descend QiBenefit Regulate HeadBenefit Regulate QiBenefit Regulate Sense OrgansBlindness TemporaryBlindness TemporaryCongestion NoseCongestion NoseDeafnessDescend QiDizzinessDreaming ConfusedDreaming ConfusedEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionHearing ImpairedHearing ImpairedEyes Closed StiffnessStiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility Eyes ClosedImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningWatery EyesMalariaNosebleedEye PainEye PainHeadacheHeadacheNeck PainNeck PainPharyngitisRegulate HeadRegulate QiRegulate Sense OrgansRhinitisScrofulaBreast SwellingBreast SwellingFacial SwellingFacial SwellingSubmandibular SwellingSubmandibular SwellingSupraclavicular Fossa SwellingSupraclavicular Fossa SwellingWindWind HeadWind Head
Protocols using TB16
- 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 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 ↗)
- Insomnia, Restlessness Insomnia, Insomnia Primary – SI17, TB16, GB20 (doi:10.2196/84122 ↗)
- Hearing Loss, Conductive Hearing Loss – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI16, SI19, TB16, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2026.29.2.233 ↗)
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Jaw Pain, Tmj Pain – ST05, ST06, ST07, TB16, TB17, TB20, GB03, GB07, GB08 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S383965 ↗)
- Migraine, Headache Migraine – ST02, ST09, TB16, GB20, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0008 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Headache Cervicogenic, Restricted Cervical Range Of Motion – LI04, BL10, TB16, GB12, GB20, GB41, LV03 (姚旭周慧林咸明. “项四穴”微调进针点为主温针灸治疗颈源性头痛临床随机对照研究. 中华中医药杂志 ., 2015 [CNKI])