Using moxibustion to treat rheumatoid arthritis requires identifying the treatment site. The treatment site can be based on the localized pressure points of the diseased joints, which is known as Ah Yes points in Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine believes that the pressure point is the place where the disease and evil attack, the treatment for this place can better get rid of the evil qi, warm the cold, blood circulation and pain, and at the same time help to invigorate the whole meridian qi and blood to avoid the evil qi to go deeper. You also need to choose a good moxibustion method, at present the commonly used moxibustion methods are direct moxibustion, spacer moxibustion and hanging moxibustion. 1, direct moxibustion is directly placed on the skin acupuncture points, this method of stimulation of acupuncture points is large, the therapeutic effect is strong. 2, spacer moxibustion refers to the moxibustion and the skin acupuncture points between the separation of a certain amount of drugs, such as slices of ginger, etc., you can play the drugs and moxibustion of the common therapeutic methods. 3, spacer moxibustion is the moxibustion and skin acupuncture points 5-10cm apart. Acupuncture points spaced 5-10cm space for treatment. Generally young patients, strong body can choose direct moxibustion, elderly patients, vegetative qi and blood deficiencies, weaker body can choose the latter two methods.