Atlas of Acupuncture

4.6 The Small Intestine Channel System – Hand taiyang(shou tai yang jing luo)

Location

With the arm adducted, 1 cun superior to the posterior axillary

fold, on the lower border of the deltoid muscle.

How to find

With the patient sitting upright, palpate upward from the end of

the posterior axillary fold, until you can feel the lower border of

the deltoid muscle. If in doubt, ask the patient to flex their muscle.

S.I.-9is located on its lower border.

Needling

Vertically 1–1.5 cun

Actions/Indications

● Opens the channel, expels Wind and benefits the shoulder

Special features

S.I.-9 corresponds to a trigger point that is often sensitive to

pressure.

True Shoulder JIANZHEN S.I.-9

S.I.-9

Border of the

deltoid

Deltoid

ca. 1 cun

S.I.-10

Anterior end of

the axillary fold

Triceps brachii,

long head

Trapezius

Scapular spine

Deltoid

Teres major

Triceps brachii,

lateral head

Biceps

brachii

S.I.-9

T.B.-13

Acromion

S.I.-10

T.B.-14

Triceps brachii,

medial head

1

(^152)
14
12
44
42
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(^1113)
13
11
S.I.- 15
S.I.-14
S.I.-12
S.I.-10
S.I.-11
S.I.-13
S.I.-9
L.I.-14
T.B.-14
T.B.-15
T.B.-13
G.B.-21
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