Small Intestine 9, Jian Zhen
肩貞, jiān zhēn, "True Shoulder"

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Meridian: Small Intestine	Reference Source:	Point Location: CAM 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. Deadman On the posterior aspect of the shoulder, 1 cun superior to the posterior axillary crease when the arm hangs in the adducted position. How To Find It This point lies in the depression just below the posterior border of the deltoid.
Innervation: The branch of the axillary nerve; deeper in the superior aspect, the radial nerve.	Vasculature: The circumflex scapular artery and vein.
Cautions: No cautions at this time	Technique: CAM Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Deadman Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.

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Small Intestine 9, Jian Zhen肩貞, jiān zhēn, "True Shoulder"

Small Intestine 9, Jian Zhen
肩貞, jiān zhēn, "True Shoulder"