Jianwaishu (SI14)
Jianwaishu (SI14), “Outer Shoulder Shu”, is a point on the Small Intestine meridian. It is point 14 of the 19 on the channel. Dispels Cold and Wind from the neck and shoulder and frees the channel.
Location
In the upper back, level with the lower border of the T1 spinous process, 3 cun lateral to the posterior median line.
Functions according to tradition
Dispels Cold and Wind from the neck and shoulder and frees the channel.
Traditional indications
- Neck pain
- Shoulder pain
- Upper back stiffness
- Aversion to cold
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
Precautions
Needle obliquely towards the spine: the lung lies beneath.
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.
- BL41 Fufen (Bladder): Shoulder pain
- TE15 Tianliao (San Jiao (Triple Burner)): Shoulder pain
- GB22 Yuanye (Gallbladder): Shoulder pain
- LI15 Jianyu (Large Intestine): Shoulder pain
- LI16 Jugu (Large Intestine): Shoulder pain
- LU2 Yunmen (Lung): Shoulder pain
Point profile
- Code
- SI14
- Pinyin name
- Jiān Wài Shū
- Characters
- 肩外俞
- Translation
- Outer Shoulder Shu
- Meridian
- Small Intestine
- Element
- Fire
- Topics
- Neck, Shoulder, Cold
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