Moxibustion is effective in relieving symptoms such as cold and pain in the joints and unfavorable flexion and extension caused by rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis), but it is not a cure for rheumatoid arthritis.
Moxibustion can stimulate positive qi through warm stimulation of body points, can warm the meridian disperses cold, support yang fixed off (through the way of great yang qi to treat prolapse type of disease), blood circulation, so as to achieve the strong, help yang, pain, dampness, qi tonic effect, for yang deficiency, cold dampness, blood stasis, qi deficiency of the body of the people.
Rheumatoid arthritis can be relieved by moxibustion to alleviate the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis such as cold joint pain, unfavorable flexion and extension, limb heaviness, stiffness of the joints, weakness and fear of cold, and soreness and softness of the waist and knees, etc. You can select the local acupoints of the joints such as the foot-san-li, calf’s nose, yang-ling-quan, and cranial acupuncture points.
The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is more complex, it is recommended that patients seek timely medical treatment under the guidance of the doctor.