Gout is a metabolic disorder, the current clinical treatment of this disease is mainly based on drug therapy, such as colchicine, febuxostat, allopurinol, benzbromarone and so on. Acupuncture treatment for gout can play a certain role, but there is no special effect points, please depending on the severity of the disease, reasonable choice of treatment.
Acupuncture treatment for gout can be used to take points through the meridians, proximal acupuncture points, symptomatic acupuncture points, and localized Ah Yes points (points where acidity, numbness, distension and pain are obvious), and so on. According to the meridian where the pain site is located, the acupoints on that meridian are selected for acupuncture. Acupuncture points can also be selected near the site of pain.
Symptomatic acupuncture points are selected to strengthen the spleen and benefit the kidneys, such as Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao, Ashigarashiri, and Ren Yu. You can also use acupuncture and bloodletting at the A Yes point, where the pain is most obvious.
Gout should not be taken lightly, and the diet should be careful to avoid high purine food.