TE-13 - Upper Arm Meeting

臑会 - Nào huì

Point Region: Upper arm

TE

Triple Energizer Meridian

手少阳三焦经 - Shǒu Shàoyáng Sānjiāo Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the back of the upper arm, just behind and below the edge of the deltoid muscle, 3 cun below the back corner of the shoulder (the acromial angle).

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the back corner of the bony top of your shoulder
  2. Measure four finger-widths down the back of the arm
  3. The point is just behind the lower edge of the shoulder muscle
TE-13 (Upper Arm Meeting) acupressure point location: On the back of the upper arm, just behind and below the edge of the deltoid muscle, 3 cun below the back corner of the shoulder (the acromial angle).

How to Apply Pressure

Having found TE-13 just behind the deltoid's lower edge, use comfortable fingertip pressure without pressing deep into the shoulder. Avoid it after recent shoulder surgery, with severe thyroid conditions, or over an infected or swollen lymph node needing care.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Shoulder pain
  • Arm stiffness
  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Shoulder stiffness
  • Upper arm pain
  • Neck swelling

Related Health Concerns

Neck and Shoulder Pain

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent shoulder surgery
  • Severe thyroid conditions
  • Acute lymphatic infection