Si9 Jianzhen ( Ig9 )

Location Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint . When the arm is adducted , the point is 1 cun above the posterior end of the axillary fold

Indications Pain in the scapular region , motor impairment of the hand and arm

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The circumflex scapular artery and vein

Innervation The branch of the axillary nerve ; deeper in the superior aspect , the radial nerve .