肩中 (Jiān Zhōng) — Shoulder Centre
Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 4 — Upper Arm (四四部位) · point 44.06
Location
On the lateral aspect of the upper arm, 2.5 cun below the shoulder joint, at the centre of the deltoid muscle.
Needling
Depth:
1.0–1.5 cun
Angle:
Perpendicular
Functions
- Relieves knee pain
- Benefits the shoulder
- Tonifies qi and blood
Indications
Knee pain and weakness — a primary indicationshoulder pain and frozen shoulderhemiplegiaskin disorders and itchinganaemia and fatiguenosebleed in children
In Master Tung's System
Zone:
Zone 4 — Upper Arm (四四部位)
Correspondence: Images the knee — the shoulder corresponds to the hip and the upper arm to the thigh, so a point mid-deltoid images the knee.
Clinical Notes
One of the clearest examples of Tung's imaging logic: a shoulder point that treats the knee. Widely used and reliable.
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