肩中俞 (Jiānzhōngshū) — Middle Shoulder Shu
Small Intestine channel · point 15
Traditionally used for
- Eye health
- Cough & breathing
- Pain & joints
Cautions & contraindications
- No deep needling
Location
On the upper back, 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of C7.
How to locate: Find the C7 spinous process, the most prominent at the base of the neck (GV14 lies below it), and measure 2 cun laterally from its lower border.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
Needling hazard — see Needling safety
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
- The lung is not drawn: the anatomical model used here does not include it as a surface. This is a limit of the model, not of the anatomy. The pneumothorax risk above still applies.
Needling
Cited needling
- ⚠ Pneumothorax
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Oblique insertion — medial, towards the spineDepth 0.5–1 cunskindeeper
| Underweight | Normal | Overweight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 57.7 | 64.7 | 74.3 |
| Women | 41.5 | 58.7 | 66.2 |
CT-measured mean safe needling depths from Taiwanese adults, by sex and body size (Lin et al. 2013); population-specific and a guide only — adjust to the patient in front of you.
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (3)
- Lin JG, Chou PC, Chu HY. An exploration of the needling depth in acupuncture: the safe needling depth and the needling depth of clinical efficacy. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:740508 — Tables 9 (male) and 10 (female), back acupoints Supports: safe depth (measured)
- World Health Organization. Guidelines on basic training and safety in acupuncture. Geneva: WHO; 1999. WHO/EDM/TRM/99.1 — Section II §5.2 (Lung and pleura), p. 25 Supports: pneumothorax (names this region)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 244 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
- No deep needling
Functions
- Descends Lung qi and relieves cough
- Activates the channel and benefits the shoulder
- Benefits the eyes
Indications
Similar Points
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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