Acupoint+SI-10+(Nao+Shu)

**Nao Shu** • **Small Intestine 10** • **6.10.116** //Upper Arm Shu, Ascent of the Deltoid, Scapula's Hollow.// Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Bladder Channel. = = =Location= When the arm is adducted, the point is directly above SI-9, in the depression inferior to the scapular spine.

=Point Summary= //Activates the Channel, Benefits the Shoulder, Alleviates Pain// local point for shoulder pain and ROM problems

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 1 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Local

Indications
Local

Special Notes
yang wei and yang qiao cross here

=Diagnostic Indications:= Arm Motor Impairment **•** Arm Pain **•** Arm Weakness **•** Chills **•** Chills And Fever **•** Scapular Pain **•** Shoulder Joint Soft Tissue Diseases **•** Shoulder Pain **•**

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the small intestine same side, scapulohumeral articulation, deltoid, infraspinatus, posterior arm, gallbladder. Disperses the liver Ear same side. Lateral opposite side of neck: swelling, pain. Scapula: swelling, inflammation (from cold?) pain. Scapulohumeral articulation inflamed, pain of the scapula and the posterior arm; arm without strength, numb.
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components=
 * For mental and spiritual stability, purity, separation, and tranquility**. Relates to the elder and betters in the same way as SI-6. Good where there is swelling, aching, weakness, or lack of shoulder mobility (frozen shoulder). Links LI-15, LI-16, TW-15, and GB-21 via the extra meridians. This is a reservoir point for the movement of qi. **SI-9 and Si-10 do a certain amount of clearing out of toxins on a physical level**. [JRW]