Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

Directly above ➞S.I.-11, in the centre of the supraspinous

fossa.

How to find

Patient’s position:Prone position or better seated with relaxed

shoulders. First, locate ➞S.I.-11(one third of the distance

between the midpoint of the scapular spine and the inferior angle

of the scapula). S.I.-12is located directly above ➞S.I.-11in the

centre of the supraspinous fossa.

Needling

0.5–1 cun vertically or obliquely into the supraspinatus muscle

in the direction of the shoulder. Caution: Pneumothorax.

Actions/Indications

● Eliminates Wind, benefits the shoulder and scapula, opens the

channel and the luovessels

Special features

Meeting point with the Gall Bladder, Triple Burner and Large

Intestine channels. S.I.-12 is often a trigger point in the

supraspinatus muscle.

S.I.-12 Grasping the Wind BINGFENG

S.I.-11 1/3

2/3

S.I.-12

(Supraspinatus)

Supraspinous

fossa

Spinous process C7

Spinous process T5

1

2

3

15

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
Spinous process T4 S.I.-11 1/3
Spinous process T5
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