SJ16 (Sanjiao 16) - Acupuncture Point Information

Chinese Name: Tianyou
English Name: -

Location: On the lateral side of the neck, directly below the posterior border of mastroid process, on the level of the mandibular angle, and on the posterior border of sternocleido mastoid muscle.

Indications:

Headache, neck rigidity, facial swelling, blurring of vision, sudden deafness.

References:

Point indications have been used from the book Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.

View other points on the Sanjiao channel:

(SJ1, SJ2, SJ3, SJ4, SJ5, SJ6, SJ7, SJ8, SJ9, SJ10, SJ11, SJ12, SJ13, SJ14, SJ15, SJ16, SJ17, SJ18, SJ19, SJ20, SJ21, SJ22, SJ23)

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