Master Tung’s Acupuncture Point San Jian 【三肩】 For Frozen Shoulder

Acupuncture has a great effect on Shoulder pain including Frozen shoulder.

Common risk factors for frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder, commonly affects women between 40-60 years old. Usually one sided.
1. Age above 40
2. 70% of people are women
3. Trauma or local surgery can lead to immobility and may cause stiffness
4. Diabetes: 10-20% of people develop frozen shoulder.

Acupuncture is VERY helpful!
Treatment depends on pain location and channel involved.
Try distal opposite side needling for acute phase. Local acupuncture is helpful for chronic and blood stagnation stages.
When cold is involved use Moxa on needle. Cupping in chronic stages can do miracles.

For immediate recovery remember to use master Tung’s acupuncture point: San Jian 三肩穴 , Three shoulder point.

San Jian master Tung’s point location: on the dorsal side of first metacarpal bone. Divide the length into 3 parts.

San Jian acupuncture point functions:

1. Used often for frozen shoulder mainly involving lung- large intestine meridians, cervical spondylosis, neck pain, dizziness.
2. For facial disorders such: tooth pain, TMJ / mandible pain, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, tinitus, otitis media.
Needle all three points on the opposite side of the problem.

Major combination:

For shoulder and neck pain: San Jian with 22.04 (Da bai), 22.03 (Shang bai).

For cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder: San Jian and 11.12 (Er Jiao Ming).

For facial paralysis: San Jian, 22.05 (Ling gu), 22.04 (Da Bai) and 77.22 (Ce san li), 77.23 (Ce Xia San li).