Acupoint+LI-15+(Jian+Yu)

==   **Jian Yu** **• **    **Large Intestine** **15** **• **  **2.15.26** //Shoulder Bone, Shoulder Joint, Shoulder Corner// Meeting Point on the Large Intestine Channel with the Small Intestine and Triple Warmer Channels.

=Location= Anterior and inferior to the acromion, on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle. When the arm is in full abduction

=Point Summary= //Regulates Qi Dissipates Nodules Alleviates Pain Dispels Wind Damp Expels Wind Regulates Qi and Blood Benefits the Shoulder Joint// Major shoulder joint point; anterior eye;

=Needling=

Depth:
0.8 - 1.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
benefits the shoulder

Indications
hemiplegia; pain in shoulder; inflammation in shoulder; any shoulder problem

Special Notes
SI and yang qiao cross here

=Diagnostic Indications:= Arm Motor Impairment **•** Arm Pain **•** Arm Paralysis **•** Arm Weakness **•** Hemiplegia **•** Hypertension **•** Perspiration Excessive **•** Shoulder Joint Soft Tissue Diseases **•** Shoulder Pain **•** Shoulder Wind Damp **•** Skin Disorders **•** Urticaria **•**

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the large intestine, posterior frontal, temporal and parietal lobes; weakly tonifies all the meridians; lateral half of the body (from nape to hands and feet) Disperses kidneys, arteries, heart, bladder, sphincter. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Weakness, loss of energy, cold. All troubles of fever; prolonged fever; fever from nerves or neuralgia; eruptive fevers; tonify. Hypertension: tonify; arteriosclerosis: tonify Right or left hemiplegia – special preventative and curative: tonify Skin: dry, burnt complexion. All eruption with or without fever. Lymph nodes; tumors (suppurative adenitis?). Half-body, same side: muscles and bones, acute pain; contracture Head and face on the opposite side: spasms. Spasms or pain from head to scapula. Shoulder and upper limb: all troubles (infraspinatus, brachialis anterior, extensors and supinators); cannot lift the hand to the head; rheumatic pains or contractures (all to disperse). Or swelling, weakness, thinness: tonify. However, “frequent moxa makes the upper arm thin.” Anterior lateral lower limb; anterior thigh (anterior rectus m.)lateral anterior lower leg (tibialis anterior m. extensor)
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components= Provides mental **clarity by releasing a lot of energy to the brain**. If the patient is tired, has headaches, or is holding pressure inside. For **exhaustion, hemorrhage, insensibility and shock** [JRW]