Services
Adult Rheumatology Care
We provide comprehensive evaluation of all joint / Musculoskeletal disorders, Inflammatory arthritis, and systemic Autoimmune conditions. We use evidence based data to make accurate diagnoses and to manage disease.
It is important for us to educate our patients, so we can make informed decisions together.
With early diagnosis and treatment, most Autoimmune Diseases are no longer debilitating or deforming.
Many traditional Antirheumatic Medications as well as new Biologic Therapies are now available for treatment.
We offer joint injections / aspiration for pain relief and diagnosis. Injection therapies for Osteoporosis will also be available. Some of the common Rheumatological diseases are listed as below.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Autoimmune inflammatory arthritis that can affect the joints, causing bone erosions and deformity if not treated. In some people it can affect skin, lungs, eyes, heart.
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Systemic Lupus
Systemic autoimmune disorder can affect different body systems, joints, skin, lungs, kidneys.
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Sjogrens
Autoimmune disease that affects all moisture producing glands and tissues in the body, causing dryness of the mouth, eyes, skin.
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Sponylarthropathies
Spondyloarthritis is a type of arthritis that attacks the spine and, in some people, the joints of the arms and legs.
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Osteoarthritis
Most common form of arthritis related to joint cartilage breakdown.
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Soft Tissue Disorder
Soft tissue musculoskeletal disorders refer to nonsystemic, focal pathologic syndromes involving the periarticular tissues, including muscle, tendon, ligament, fascia, aponeurosis, retinaculum, bursa, and subcutaneous tissue. These disorders are extremely common.
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Crystal Arthritis
Crystalline arthropathies are a group of joint disorders caused by deposits of crystals in joints and the soft tissues around them. The most common types are gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD). Over time, crystalline arthropathies can lead to joint damage and occasionally kidney disease.
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Systemic Sclerosis
Autoimmune disease that causes hardening and tightening of the skin, can also affect the internal organs esp lungs, and intestine.
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Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis - is an inflammatory disorder of large and medium arteries and causes wide spectrum of symptoms including headaches, vision abnormailites, jaw pain and more.
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Inflammatory condition that affects the shoulder and hip girdle with pain and stiffness usually in the morning hours causing difficulty in function.
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Injections
We can perform Corticosteroid injections in the joints/ tendon to relieve pain and swelling. Hyaluronic acid joint injections are also done for Osteoarthritis pain relief.
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Infusion Services
AK rheumatology offers infusions of most biologic medications used in the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory conditions.
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And More
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