Intersecting point: hand taiyang, yangming, hand and foot shaoyang.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Bing" (秉) means to hold or grasp, also interchangable with "柄" (handle); "feng" (風) refers to Fengmen (BL12). The point is close to Fengmen, and both points reside on scapular spine, hence the name Bingfeng.

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Bingfeng (SI12) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Lateral to Tianliao (TE15), behind the small hump bone on shoulder, there is a hollow when arm is raised";
• Yizong jinjian: "Ascend from Tianzong (SI11)".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: trapezius, supraspinatus.
• Nerves: posterior branch of supraclavicular nerve, accessory nerve, suprascapular nerve.
• Vessels: suprascapular artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5~1 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

• Classical: shoulder pain with Inability to lift, scapula pain, stiff neck, loose interstices allowing easy invasion of wind pathogens, cough with stubborn phlegm.
• Modern: cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Shoulder pain with Inability to lift: Tianrong (SI17), Bingfeng (SI12).