Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: Located in the depression superior to the scapular spine.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the spine of your shoulder blade (horizontal ridge)
  2. Feel for the depression just above this ridge
  3. This is toward the upper part of your shoulder blade
  4. The point is in this hollow above the shoulder blade spine
Location illustration for Located in the depression superior to the scapular spine.

Primary Functions

Musculoskeletal System

  • Relieves shoulder and upper back pain
  • Treats shoulder blade stiffness
  • Reduces neck and shoulder tension
  • Improves shoulder mobility
  • Strengthens shoulder and back muscles
  • Treats cervical spondylosis

Respiratory System

  • Relieves chest congestion
  • Improves breathing capacity
  • Treats chronic cough
  • Reduces shortness of breath
  • Promotes lung function

Nervous System

  • Alleviates nerve pain in shoulder
  • Reduces headaches from neck tension
  • Calms the nervous system
  • Treats cervical radiculopathy

Circulatory System

  • Improves circulation in upper body
  • Reduces shoulder inflammation
  • Promotes tissue healing

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SI-12 Protocols

N/A

Important Precautions

  • Recent shoulder surgery
  • Severe shoulder blade fracture
  • Acute upper back injury