SI 17 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Celestial Countenance
• Pinyin Name: Tian Rong
• Chinese Character: 天容

SI 17 Clinical Usages

• Both SI 16 & SI 17 are Window of the Sky Points and are useful for throat distention, swelling, goiters, lumps in neck a/or throat.
• Chest oppression, wheezing, cough, asthma.
• Ear issues - tinnitus, deafness.
• Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the circulation to the brain, and the facial nerves.  Useful for facial issues such as TMJ, gum problems, etc. Also used with headaches, hearing issues, dizziness and/or high blood pressure. 
• Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.  

• Blog Posts Where SI 17 Is Discussed

•   Awakening a Child From a Vegetative State with Xing Nao Kai Qiao Acupuncture
•   Stroke Rehabilitation with Acupuncture, Tuina, and Tong Ren Therapy

• Blog Posts Concerning Acupuncture

•   Meta-Analysis Study Finds Acupuncture Effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
•   Acupuncture for Parkinson's Disease - Mechanisms Explored, Safer Than Rapamycin
•   Needling Multiple Acupuncture Points - Brain Activation More Than The Sum
•   Acupuncture Improves Neural Function in Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Rat Model (Stroke Study)
•   Acupuncture Treatment Prognosis Guidelines
•   Acupuncture effective for Bell's Palsy - Peripheral Facial Paralysis
•   Electro-Acupuncture Found Useful for Analgesia During Bone Marrow Biopsy
•   Quality of Life Improvements from Acupuncture with Musculoskeletal Complaints

SI 17 Acupuncture Point Associations

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Sore Throat
• Goiter
• Thyroiditis
• Asthma
• Cough
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
• Dizziness (Vertigo)
• Headache

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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