Naoshu (SI10)
Naoshu (SI10), “Upper Arm Shu”, is a point on the Small Intestine meridian. It is point 10 of the 19 on the channel. Frees the channel, relaxes the shoulder sinews and disperses swelling.
Location
On the shoulder, above the posterior axillary fold, in the depression inferior to the spine of the scapula.
Functions according to tradition
Frees the channel, relaxes the shoulder sinews and disperses swelling.
Traditional indications
- Shoulder pain
- Arm weakness
- Shoulder swelling
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Two or more channels meet here, so it is credited with acting on all of them.
Precautions
Needle obliquely: deep insertion reaches the shoulder joint.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- LI16 Jugu (Large Intestine): Shoulder pain
- ST38 Tiaokou (Stomach): Shoulder pain
- TE15 Tianliao (San Jiao (Triple Burner)): Shoulder pain
- BL41 Fufen (Bladder): Shoulder pain
- GB22 Yuanye (Gallbladder): Shoulder pain
- HT2 Qingling (Heart): Shoulder pain
Point profile
- Code
- SI10
- Pinyin name
- Nào Shū
- Characters
- 臑俞
- Translation
- Upper Arm Shu
- Meridian
- Small Intestine
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- Crossing point (Yang)
- Topics
- Shoulder, Pain, Sinews
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