There are many causes of arm joint pain, not necessarily gout, but can also be related to sports injuries, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. Gout is a disease that causes joint pain due to the deposition of uric acid. The pain is usually acute and mainly occurs in the lower extremity joints such as knee, ankle and toe joints, with less incidence in the upper extremities. Arm joint pain may be related to gout, need to improve the uric acid test, muscle and bone ultrasound and other tests to further clarify the cause. There are many reasons for pain in the joints of the arm, such as sports injuries, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. It is necessary to ask for a detailed medical history and improve the blood sedimentation, rheumatoid factor, C-reactive protein and other tests to further clarify the cause. When pain occurs in the joints of the arm, the first step is to determine whether it is acute pain, and then to observe whether there are symptoms of increased uric acid, and only when both are present can gout be identified. At the same time, it is necessary to exclude whether there are other diseases or sports injuries. Patients with arm joint pain are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals, orthopedics and other related departments, and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized diagnosis and treatment.