GB 21 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Shoulder Well
• Pinyin Name: Jian Jing
• Chinese Character: 肩井

GB 21 Clinical Usages

• Local point for occipital headache, tight trapezius muscles and/or neck/shoulder pain.
• Phlegm related issues of the head and neck - embolic stroke, neck lumps, swollen lymph nodes, tumors.
• Phlegm related issues of the breast and chest - mastitis, breast abscess, asthma, dyspnea.
• Stongly influence Qi downward - useful for rebellious Qi, cough.
• Contraindicated in Pregnancy, useful for difficult labor, retained placenta.
• Gao Wu felt that balancing GB 21's strong descending action with ST 36's strong centering action is important.
• Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Release the neck and shoulders and descend energy.

Primary Contraindications:

• Pregnancy

Please note that for many contraindications there are clinically valid reasons to use these points even when they are technically contraindicated.

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