Jianliao TE14 : Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication

Nomenclature:

Jian: shoulder Liao: forearm
Jianliao is in a foramen on the shoulder.

Point: TE14
Chinese Name: 肩髎
Name: Jianliao
English Name/Meaning: Shoulder Crevice
Pinyin: jiān liáo
Han Geul 한글: gyeol lyo 견료
Romaji: ken ryō
Vietnamese: Kiên liêu

Location:

On the shoulder, posterior to Jianyu(LI15), when the arm abducted, in the depression posterior and inferior to the acromion.

Functions:

• Dispels wind and damp (in channel/joint, shoulder disorders).
• Invigorates Qi, Blood and relieves pain (for shoulder trauma, rotator cuff syndrome, Bi disorders).

Indications of jianliao:

• Jianliao is main point for shoulder disorders. It is good for arthritis of shoulder joint, pain in the local area, heaviness of the shoulder with inability to raise the arm.
• Also good for motor impairment of shoulder and upper arm.
• Pain in the hypochondriac region.

Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 1-1.5 cun toward the shoulder joint.

Remarks:

Main point for shoulder disorders.