Rheumatology
A specialty devoted
to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases and other disorders of the joints, muscles, and ligaments.
There are more than 200 types of these diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, lupus, back pain, osteoporosis, and tendinitis.
What Conditions Do Rheumatologists Treat?
There are more than 100 rheumatic diseases rheumatologists can treat. Some of the most common ones are:
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or Lupus)
- Fibromyalgia
- Systemic Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anti-phospholipid syndrome
- Gout
- Inflammatory muscle diseases
- Osteoarthritis
- Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
- Progressive systemic sclerosis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
Dr Jo provides on-site Musculoskeletal Ultrasound to treat various conditions. Learn more.