XU12 Jianqian/jianneilingxue (Shoulder Front / Shoulder Mausoleum)

Location

On the anterior aspect of the shoulder joint, midway between the anterior axillary crease & jianyu l.i.-15. at the medial condyle of the shoulder joint..

Indications

Conditions for which XU12 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 XU12 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using XU12

• Shoulder Pain, Injury Rotator Cuff – LI14, LI15, SI09, SI11, TB14, XU12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.01.004 ↗)
• Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Trigger-point Myofascial, Injury Rotator Cuff – LI15, SI10, XU12 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S591459 ↗)
• Paralysis Spastic, Stroke Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb, Muscle Hypertonia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, ST34, ST40, SP09, SP10, KD03, TB05, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV03, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU12 (doi:10.1136/spcare-2024-005174 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Tear Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain – LI15, ST38, SI09, XU12 (doi:10.12659/MSM.923240 ↗)
• Frozen Shoulder, Shoulder Pain, Periarthritis Scapulohumeral, Periarthritis Shoulder – LI15, SI09, GB34, XU12 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221004 ↗)
• Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, ST34, ST40, SP09, SP10, KD03, TB05, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV03, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU12 (doi:10.1136/spcare-2024-005174 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Postoperative Pain, Injury Rotator Cuff – LI15, TB14, XU12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250217-0006 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy – LI14, TB04, XB02C4, XB02C6, XU12 (doi:10.3389/fnagi.2023.1140531 ↗)
• Shoulder Post-stroke Pain – LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, TB05, TB14, XU12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.002 ↗)
• Shoulder-hand Syndrome Post-stroke – LI15, TB14, XU12 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Periarthritis Shoulder – LI15, SI10, TB13, XU12 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Subluxation Shoulder Poststroke – LI14, SI09, SI10, SI12, SI14, XL18, XU12 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Periarthritis Shoulder – LI14, LI15, TB14, XU12 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Periarthritis Shoulder – LI15, TB05, TB09, XU12 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.190432 ↗)
• Frozen Shoulder, Shoulder Pain – LI10, LI15, ST38, BL57, TB05, TB14, XU12 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)

Most often selected alongside XU12

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XU12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle13 protocols
• LI14Upper Arm Prominence7 protocols
• TB14Shoulder Bone Hole6 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate5 protocols
• LI10Arm Three Miles4 protocols
• SI09True Shoulder4 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring3 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend3 protocols
• SI10Upper Arm Shu Point3 protocols
• GB40Mound2 protocols
• GB41Foot Governor Of Tears2 protocols
• KD03Great Stream2 protocols

Other points on the Extra Points: Upper limbs