Acupuncture and Tui Na for Gout

  The most common symptoms of gout are redness, swelling, heat and pain in the joints, and in the acute stage, the manifestations of evil such as dampness, heat, phlegm and stasis are more prominent. Therefore, the first task is to get rid of the evil, so bloodletting therapy, which makes the evil go out with the blood, becomes the treatment plan for most gout patients. The first option is to use trigeminal needles, fire needles, plum blossom needles and small needles, and cupping can also be used as an adjunct to increase the amount of bleeding or secretion to enhance the effect of dispelling evil. The site of blood pricking is mostly chosen from the lesion, the stasis and swelling of the painful area or its surrounding acupoints. Such as swollen parts, joints with high local swelling, filling, bruising, anger on the veins or relevant acupoints near the lesion such as Xingmai, Taichong, Dabai, Shigu, and Aye points.  2, acupuncture treatment, according to the diagnosis and treatment of the five acupuncture points, experience points, Qi acupuncture “dragon and tiger warfare” method, etc..  3, other, can also be combined with Chinese medicine ion introduction treatment, in acupuncture point injection Zushi Ma injection, massage, warm acupuncture, moxibustion, ginger moxibustion and other therapies.  Second, massage therapy for gout: When the acute attack of gout, the muscle is in spasm, with massage therapy, can play a relaxation, loosen adhesions, promote local blood circulation. It can also be supplemented with other comprehensive therapies such as external application of Chinese medicine, the effect will be better.