Tianliao (TE15)
Tianliao (TE15), “Celestial Bone-Hole”, is a point on the San Jiao (Triple Burner) meridian. It is point 15 of the 23 on the channel. Dispels Wind-Cold from the shoulder and relaxes the sinews of the neck.
Location
In the scapular region, in the depression superior to the superior angle of the scapula.
Functions according to tradition
Dispels Wind-Cold from the shoulder and relaxes the sinews of the neck.
Traditional indications
- Shoulder pain
- Neck stiffness
- Upper back pain
- Fever without sweating
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: the apex of 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): Neck stiffness, Shoulder pain, Upper back pain
- SI15 Jianzhongshu (Small Intestine): Neck stiffness, Shoulder pain
- SI6 Yanglao (Small Intestine): Neck stiffness, Shoulder pain
- BL11 Dazhu (Bladder): Neck stiffness, Upper back pain
- BL65 Shugu (Bladder): Neck stiffness
- LI16 Jugu (Large Intestine): Shoulder pain
Point profile
- Code
- TE15
- Pinyin name
- Tiān Liáo
- Characters
- 天髎
- Translation
- Celestial Bone-Hole
- Meridian
- San Jiao (Triple Burner)
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- Crossing point
- Topics
- Shoulder, Neck, Pain
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