RA primarily targets the joints, but system-wide inflammation from the disease can affect your whole body. In addition to taking the medications your rheumatologist has prescribed, your doctor also might advise you to take a look at yourdiet to help reduce that inflammation. Ananti-inflammatory di...
Empowered with the latest pain neuroscience knowledge, rheumatologists can support early patient edu- cation and navigate a logical approach to pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management. The apparent disconnect between treat-to-target guidance and patient expectations can then be partially ...
Apart from having surgery to release her carpal tunnel, she has not been referred to a rheumatologist or orthopaedic specialist; and more recently has been started on hormone replacement therapy. She reported feeling tearful, and was getting anxiety symptoms the night before her shifts, affecting he...
with patients and rheumatologists as collaborators, used a range of methods to explore the impact of the COVID-19 related healthcare changes on SARD patients. A pre-lockdown baseline survey of SARD patients was compared with a follow-up survey in June 2020, complemented by analysis of the LU...
"So if you don't see a rash, you might not even go to the doctor-or it's possible your doctor might not recognize it," Anne Bass, a rheumatologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, told (https://www.health.com/family/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-a-lyme-disease...
[1] However, medical specialists such as an orthopedist, neurologist or rheumatologist may be needed to rule out the most serious causes such as infection (osteomyelitis), cancer, osteoporosis, spinal fracture, herniated disc, kidney disease or rheumatoid arthritis. X-rays, bone scans, MRI, CT...