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Rheumatology is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine, and was formally established in the 1960s. Rheumatologists treat a wide array of diseases that mainly involve autoimmunity. This is a term used to describe a complex situation whereby the body’s immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself. The harmful effects are variable and associated with specific diseases based on the immune pathways and connective tissues involved. Such diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, Sjogren’s syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis with Crohn’s disease and psoriasis, myositis, Behcet’s syndrome, vasculitis, sarcoidosis, Paget’s disease and others.

Such connective tissue destruction could also result from metabolic diseases, such as gout and other crystal-related diseases managed by a rheumatologist.

We generally treat patients with diseases that affect the muscles, skeleton and joints, including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia and diseases of the muscles and tendons.

Our treatment is focused on the patient as a whole and not a specific diseases process. There are many treatment options available, including advanced biologic therapies, traditional medications, simple procedures, rehabilitation, physical therapy and counseling when appropriate.