TB13 (Nǎohuì, “Nàohuì means 'Upper Arm Meeting'”) is an acupuncture point on the Triple Burner Meridian. It is located on the posterior border of the deltoid muscle, approximately 3 cun inferior to the acromion, in a palpable depression. It activates the channel and alleviates pain, resolves phlegm and dissipates nodules, clears heat.
On the posterior border of the deltoid muscle, approximately 3 cun inferior to the acromion, in a palpable depression.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.7-1.5 cun.
Activates the channel and alleviates pain, resolves phlegm and dissipates nodules, clears heat..
Arm pain, soreness and weakness, inability to lift the arm, chills and fever, shoulder swelling that refers to the scapula, goiter, qi lumps on the neck..
Nàohuì is a key local point for treating disorders of the shoulder and upper arm, particularly pain, weakness, and restricted movement. Its connection to the Yang Wei Mai and its classical indication for goiter and neck lumps also make it useful for resolving phlegm and nodules in the neck and shoulder region. It is often combined with other local and distal points on the San Jiao and Large Intestine channels for frozen shoulder and rotator cuff issues.
TB13 is one of 23 points on the Triple Burner Meridian. Nearby points:
TB13 (Nǎohuì) is located on the posterior border of the deltoid muscle, approximately 3 cun inferior to the acromion, in a palpable depression.
TB13 activates the channel and alleviates pain, resolves phlegm and dissipates nodules, clears heat. Common clinical indications include arm pain, soreness and weakness, inability to lift the arm, chills and fever, shoulder swelling that refers to the scapula, goiter, qi lumps on the neck.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.7-1.5 cun.
TB13 is a point on the Triple Burner Meridian (Sān Jiāo).