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TE14

Jianliao

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肩髎 (Jiānliáo) — Shoulder Bone-Hole

Triple Energiser channel · point 14

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

  • Nerves & recovery
  • Pain & joints
  • Skin

Location

On the shoulder, in the depression between the acromial angle and the greater tubercle of the humerus, appearing posterior to the acromion when the arm is abducted — posterior to LI15.

How to locate: Abduct the arm to shoulder level and two hollows appear below the acromion: the anterior one is LI15 and the posterior one, behind and below the acromion, is this point.

Regional anatomy: Beneath the skin and subcutaneous tissue the needle passes through the posterior deltoid into teres minor, with teres major below; the axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral vessels run close by.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: TE14 · Shoulder
Fig. — TE14 · Shoulder After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: TE14 · Shoulder

TE14 · Shoulder · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 1747

The humerus — Gray's Anatomy plate
The humerus Gray's Anatomy, 1918
The humerus — Gray's Anatomy plate

The humerus · Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

3D view not available for this point: its position on the 3D model couldn't be checked against its location text, so it is not shown. The 2D maps above show it.

Needling

Cited needling

Techniques — the source gives these as alternatives:

  1. Perpendicular insertion — directed towards the centre of the axilla
    Depth 1–1.5 cun
    skindeeper

    With the arm abducted.

  2. Transverse-oblique insertion — directed distally towards the elbow
    Depth 1.5–2 cun
    skindeeper

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 (1)
  1. Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 405 Supports: techniques (names this point)

Site notes · not cited

Depth: 0.8–1.5 cun
Angle: Perpendicular with the arm abducted

Functions

  • Expels wind and damp from the shoulder
  • Activates the channel and benefits the joint

Indications

Shoulder pain and frozen shoulderinability to raise the armhemiplegiaurticaria

Balance Method partners

Under Dr. Tan's six systems, TE14 at the shoulder balances these channels at the regions its segment images.

Clinical Notes

Used with LI15 as the standard anterior–posterior pair for shoulder joint disorders.

Combinations Using This Point

Jianyu and Jianliao

LI15 and TE14 — the front and back hollows of the abducted shoulder — for shoulder and arm pain, arm spasm and hemiplegia.

Similar Points

Jianli how are these connected? (Jianli)

Sources

  • World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)

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