SI 9 - Acupuncture Point - Jian Zhen | Chinese Medicine Theory

Names Of Jian Zhen

SI 9 Acupuncture Point

English Name: True Shoulder
Pinyin Name: Jian Zhen
Chinese Character: 肩貞

Meridian Information

Where Is SI 9 ?

SI 9 Location

1 cun above the posterior end of the axillary fold, posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint, found with the arm adducted.
For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

All Locations

What Is SI 9 Used For?

SI 9 Clinical Usages

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.
Tinnitus, deafness.

All Functions

There Are 19 Points Along The (SI) Small Intestine Meridian ...

SI 1 SI 2 SI 3 SI 4 SI 5 SI 6 SI 7 SI 8 SI 9 SI 10 SI 11 SI 12 SI 13 SI 14 SI 15 SI 16 SI 17 SI 18 SI 19

What Diagnostic Patterns May Use SI 9 ?

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

Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat

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

TCM Patterns

What Conditions May Use SI 9 ?

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

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

Conditions Treated

What Points Are Near SI 9 ?

HT 1 Highest Spring

Regulate Qi flow from the torso to the arm and vice versa - cold, numbness, pain in shoulder a/or arm.
Pain in the cardiac region - heart pain, chest pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, palpitations.
Frozen shoulder.
Pain a/or distention of the upper thoracic area.

HT 1

(EX) Jianqian Front of shoulder

Local point for shoulder a/or chest pain

(EX) Jianqian

Where Do I Go Next?

SI 8 SI 10 (SI) Small Intestine Meridian Graphic (SI) Small Intestine Meridian Locations (SI) Small Intestine Meridian Functions (SI) Small Intestine Meridian Info All Meridians

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SI 1 , SI 2 , SI 3 , SI 4 , SI 5 , SI 6 , SI 7 , SI 8 , SI 9 , SI 10 , SI 11 , SI 12 , SI 13 , SI 14 , SI 15 , SI 16 , SI 17 , SI 18 , SI 19

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