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SI15

Small Intestine Channel

Central Shoulder Shu Point

肩中俞Jiān Zhōng Shū

Anatomical location

2 cun lateral to the midline, at the level of the inferior border of C7.

Main function

Relieves scapular and shoulder pain, benefits the Lungs.

Therapeutic indications

  • Shoulder pain
  • cough
  • asthma
  • neck stiffness
  • Shoulder and back pain
  • Blurred vision
  • Hemoptysis

Name and classical tradition

Jianzhongshu, 肩中俞, is the “central transport point of the shoulder.” It forms a pair with SI14, Jianwaishu: where that one is outer, 外, this one is central, 中, closer to the spine. The two names mark their relative position with respect to the medial border of the shoulder blade and the line of the vertebrae, and they are understood together, like so many other pairs in classical nomenclature, from LI8 and LI9 to ST37 and ST39.

It is a descriptive name of high reliability. The first work to record it is the Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing (Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion), and no aliases or ancient commentaries are known for it. With this point, the channel leaves the shoulder and rises to the neck.

Location of point SI15, Central Shoulder Shu Point
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View point on the 3D modelSI15 on the anatomy
Needling techniqueOblique insertion 0.5-0.8 cun toward the spine.
Depth0.5-0.8 cun
MoxibustionApplicable (5-10 minutes, indirect moxa)
PrecautionsAvoid deep needling so as not to injure the lung.
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