Playing Tai Chi is helpful for gout, but it is not a cure, only a relief. Playing Tai Chi belongs to aerobic exercise, which can promote blood circulation and relieve the discomfort caused by gout. The occurrence of gout is often related to the consumption of too much high-purine food, such as animal offal, beef and mutton. A large number of purines are metabolized to uric acid in the body, increasing the excretion load of the kidneys. Excessive uric acid crystals and deposits near the joints, due to the inability to discharge in time, the formation of gout stones, resulting in local joint redness, swelling and pain and other symptoms. Gout patients can often participate in some aerobic exercise during the treatment process, which plays a role in improving the patient’s blood circulation and making the body function normally. Gout patients can play tai chi when their body allows. Taijiquan is a kind of aerobic exercise suitable for middle-aged and old people, try to insist on practicing taijiquan every day for a period of time, which can effectively assist patients to recover. If the symptoms of gout, you should go to the hospital in time to follow the doctor’s instructions for examination and treatment, it is not recommended to delay the condition.