LOCATION
Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint, when the arm is abducted 1 cun above the posterior end of the axillary fold.
Features
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Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The axillary nerve branches, the radial nerve above the deep part, and the scapular arteries and veins are rotated.
Indication
Tinnitus，deafness；periarthritis，sequelae of cerebral vascular disease，tuberculosis of lymph nodes，headache… Local point for shoulder and arm pain and/or movement/control issues. Motor control issues of the hand. Wind-heat invasion – chills and fever from the common cold.
Combinations
Tinnitus：SI 09 & GB 12.
Tuberculosis，lymphadenitis：SI 09 & TE 10.
Shoulder and arm pain，shoulder arthritis，Upper limb paralysis：SI 09 & LI 15.
Neck pain (can’t be turned around)：SI 09 & TE 01 & LI 15.
穴位
在肩關節後下方，臂內收時，腋後紋頭上1寸。
特點
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同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
腋神經分支，深部上方為橈神經，旋肩胛動、靜脈。
適應症
耳鳴，耳聾；肩關節周圍炎，腦血管病後遺症，頸淋巴結結核，頭痛等。
穴位配伍療法
耳鳴：1.肩貞 2.完骨
淋巴結炎：1.肩貞 2.天井
肩臂疼痛，肩關節炎，上肢癱瘓：1.肩貞 2.肩髃
肩中熱、頭不可以顧：1.肩貞 2.關衝 3.肩髃