Rheumatism refers to rheumatoid arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, which belongs to the category of paralysis in Chinese medicine. Acupuncture can be used to treat paralysis by selecting different acupoints according to the location. The common parts are shoulder and elbow joints, knee joints and so on.
1. Shoulder and elbow joints: if the patient’s shoulder and elbow joints are affected, acupuncture points such as shoulder point, shoulder soles point and shoulder well point can be selected through proximal selection method, and the Quchi point near the elbow joint can also be used for treatment.
2. Knee joint: If the patient’s knee joint is involved, the points that can be selected for treatment include Blood Sea Point, Liang Qiu Point, Calvary Point and Foot Sanli Point.
Acupuncture acupuncture points for rheumatism need to be identified in a professional Chinese medicine practitioner according to the different parts of the lesion, choose different points, acupuncture must be operated by a professional physician, moxibustion can be carried out under the guidance of the physician, avoid self-operation, so as not to cause delay in the condition.