What Does Rheumatology Deal with?
A Rheumatologist Is a Physician Who Specializes in Diagnosing and Treating Arthritis, Other Complex Musculoskeletal Conditions and Autoimmune Diseases. There...
A rheumatologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating arthritis, other complex musculoskeletal conditions and autoimmune diseases. There are more than 200 distinct rheumatic conditions that can affect the joints, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues throughout the body.
Why would you go to a rheumatologist?
Rheumatologists are internists with special skills and training in the complex diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and rheumatic illnesses and much, much more. They treat patients with pain and disorders of the joints, muscles, tendons, bones and other connective tissues.
What are some rheumatic diseases?
- Osteoarthritis.
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Lupus.
- Spondyloarthropathies -- ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
- Sjogren's syndrome.
- Gout.
- Scleroderma.
- Infectious arthritis.
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