Which acupuncture points should be massaged for rheumatoid arthritis?

　　Rheumatoid is a type of arthritis. This chronic disease is very tormenting. So can traditional Chinese massage treat rheumatoid? Let’s take a look at which acupuncture points are good for rheumatoid massage.

　　Which acupuncture points should be massaged for rheumatoid arthritis?

　　[Massage point selection]

　　Quchi, Hegu, Jianjing, Fengchi, Yangxi, Neiguan, Shenshu, Ganshu, Weizhong, Zusanli, Yanglingquan, Xuanzhong, Taixi, Yongquan, etc.

　　【Massage method】

　　1. Fully massage and massage the diseased joints.

　　2. Massage or pinch Quchi, Hegu, Jianjing, Fengchi, Yangxi, Neiguan, Weizhong, Zusanli, Yanglingquan, Xuanzhong and Taixi 10 to 20 times each.

　　3. Massage, Shenshu and Ganshu 100 times each.

　　4. Try to flex and extend each diseased joint 5 to 10 times.

　　5. Knead each joint of your fingers for 3 to 5 minutes.

　　6. Pull each finger once.

　　7. Rub the spring 200 times.

　　Massage once a day, one course of treatment is one month. If you have spinal disease, you should roll and press the muscles on both sides of the spine for 5 to 10 minutes, and press the spine 3 to 5 times. Treating this disease requires perseverance and long-term use of massage therapy. Hot compresses on the affected area may help.

　　Here are these little home remedies for treating rheumatoid arthritis

　　1. Apply ginger and green onion. Take fresh ginger and fresh scallions, mix them in a ratio of 1:3, mix and mash into mud, apply heat to the affected area, replace it every 48 hours.

　　2. Drink royal jelly regularly. Taking 5~10ml royal jelly every day for 2~3 months can significantly reduce joint pain and improve joint activity.

　　3. Drink fresh milk often. Taking 500ml of fresh milk every day is helpful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Because rheumatoid disease is deficient in calcium throughout the course of the disease, milk not only has high nutritional value, but is also rich in calcium ions.

　　4. Apply ginger externally. Stir-fry fresh ginger slices and apply them on the knees. After two nights, break the old wheat into pieces and stir-fry them.

　　5. Yiren porridge. Take the glutinous rice kernel powder and cook porridge with japonica rice for regular consumption. It has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with rheumatic fever or damp heat in the acute stage.

　　In this article, the editor has compiled some acupuncture points that can be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis through regular massage. In addition, Chinese medicine also has many small folk remedies that are effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis. If you are troubled by rheumatoid arthritis, you might as well try some of the treatment methods introduced in this article.