bubble_chart Etymology The acupoint is located on the shoulder and back, positioned more laterally compared to Jianzhongshu (SI15), hence its name.
bubble_chart Location
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Jianwaishu (SI14) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
It is situated below the spinous process of first thoracic vertebra (
Taodao (GV13)), 3 cun lateral to spine, at the inner superior aspect of scapula.
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the upper edge of scapula, 3 cun from the spine, in the depression";
- Leijing Tuyi: "Level with Dazhu (BL11)".
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: trapezius, rhomboids minor. (The deep part is lung).
- Nerves: accessory nerve, posteromedial cutaneous branch of first thoracic nerve, dorsal scapular nerve.
- Vessels: transverse cervical arteries and veins in deep layer.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular or oblique insertion is 0.5 to 0.8 cun. Exercise caution to avoid deep insertion, as it may injure the lung and cause pneumothorax. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
dispel wind.
- Classical: pain in scapula, alternating heat and cold extending to elbow, stiffness of the neck and nape.
- Modern: cervical spondylosis, stiff neck.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Shoulder and back pain: Jianwaishu (SI14), Wailaogong (EX-UE8).
