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Rheumatology
Joint and soft tissue aches and pains are a common occurrence. It has been estimated that up to 15% of consultations at a family practitioner's clinic are for musculoskeletal problems. While most aches and pains are self-limiting, it is important to recognise that some joint pains may signal the onset of rheumatic disease.
You should consult your doctor if you have: joint pains lasting more than a few weeks, joint redness or swelling; other accompanying symptoms such as fever, weight loss and skin rash.
- Evaluation and management of joint or soft tissue pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Inflammatory Myopathy (eg. Polymyositis/ Dermatomyositis)
- Scleroderma
- Systemic Vasculitis (eg. Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Wegener's Granulomatosis)
- Gout
- Osteoporosis
- Soft Tissue Rheumatism
- Fibromyalgia
- Regional Pain Syndromes
- Non surgical management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/ Trigger Finger