SI 9 - Acupuncture Point - Jian Zhen

SI 9 Names

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

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?.

SI 9 Clinical Uses

• 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.  

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SI 9 Point Associations

None listed.

SI 9 TCM Patterns

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".

SI 9 Conditions Treated

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

• Arm Pain
• Shoulder Pain
• Parkinson's Disease (PD)
• Common Cold
• Tinnitus
• Deafness (Hearing Loss)

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