Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: Located with the arm adducted, above the posterior axillary fold.

How to Locate:

  1. Let your arm hang at your side
  2. Feel where your arm meets your back near your armpit
  3. Find the depression above the back fold of your armpit
  4. The point is in this hollow above the armpit
Location illustration for Located with the arm adducted, above the posterior axillary fold.

Primary Functions

Musculoskeletal System

  • Relieves shoulder and upper arm pain
  • Treats shoulder blade pain
  • Reduces arm stiffness and tension
  • Improves shoulder and arm mobility
  • Strengthens shoulder girdle muscles
  • Treats bursitis and tendinitis

Nervous System

  • Alleviates nerve pain in the shoulder
  • Reduces arm numbness and tingling
  • Treats cervical radiculopathy
  • Calms shoulder nerve inflammation

Circulatory System

  • Improves circulation in shoulder region
  • Reduces shoulder swelling
  • Promotes tissue healing

Respiratory System

  • Relieves chest tightness
  • Improves breathing capacity
  • Reduces shoulder tension affecting breathing

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SI-10 Protocols

N/A

Important Precautions

  • Recent shoulder surgery
  • Severe rotator cuff tears
  • Acute shoulder injury