SI 6 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Nursing the Aged
• Pinyin Name: Yang Lao
• Chinese Character: 養老

SI 6 Clinical Usages

• Acute and Severe Pain, in the neck, shoulder a/or arms.
• Useful point for treating elderly patients, deafness, tinnitus, failing vision, upper body/limb stiffness.
• Overwork a/or overstrain, fatigue in the extremities.  

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SI 6 Acupuncture Point Associations

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Spleen Blood Deficiency
• Spleen Qi Deficiency

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

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

• Neck Pain
• Shoulder Pain
• Arm Pain
• Deafness (Hearing Loss)
• Tinnitus
• Vision Problems
• Muscle Weakness

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

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