• 1. Acute Attack - Acute attacks refer to gout attacks that occur suddenly.
• 2. Chronic Attacks - The second attack refers to a chronic and prolonged gout attack.

SYMPTOMS OF GOUT

1. It usually attacks the big toe.

2. The big toe becomes red, hot, swollen and very painful.

3. The joints that are attacked become so strong that even rubbing with a blanket will hurt.

4. Other joints will also hurt such as ankles, knees, wrists and fingers.

Gout usually attacks the big toe (approximately 75% of first attacks), however it can also affect other joints such as the ankle, heel, instep, knee, wrist, elbow, fingers, and spine. In some cases the condition may appear in the joints of the small toes which have become immobile due to impact injury earlier in life, causing poor blood circulation that leads to gout.

Patients with longstanding hyperuricemia (see below) can have uric acid crystal deposits called tophi (singular: tophus) in other tissues e.g. the helix of the ear. Uric acid stones can form as one kind of kidney stone in some occasions.

ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT FOR GOUT

At The Tole Acupuncture, they provide treatment to treat gout. The treatment performed is by using acupuncture therapy and natural herbal remedies produced by themselves using various natural ingredients that are free from harmful side effects. This treatment center has been in operation since the 90s.