Our Services
Our Rheumatology providers diagnose and treat over 200 types of “arthritis” and immune disorders as well as other diseases affecting your joints:
- Do you know your diagnosis?
- If your a women, do you know what your bone mineral density is?
- Hands, shoulders, neck or low back, or knees and feet hurting? Need an injection?
Our Rheumatology services test for, diagnose and treat common and uncommon rheumatic and arthritic diseases including, but not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, osteoporosis, lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other connective tissue diseases (e.g.Raynauds phenomena, Sjogren’s syndrome, MCTD, polymyositis and dermatomyositis, scleroderma), as well as vasculitis and Wegener’s granulomatosis. We also treat bursitis, tendonitis and osteoarthritis with a variety of medical therapies including joint injections, especially of the shoulders, knees, hands, and back. We also screen for osteoporosis/ostepenia using a state-of the art Hologic bone mineral densitometer and treat bone diseases when appropriate.
Medical Screening
If you have any of the following risk factors – adult weighing less than 114 pounds, family history of osteoporosis, history of previous fracture, history of smoking, use of steroids (e.g. prednisone, Medrol dose pack, repeated Decadron shots), history of rheumatoid arthritis, menopause, premature menopause, celiac disease or gluten sensitive enteropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, or prolonged vitamin D deficiency – you should consider screening for osteoporosis. Bone density is typically classified as normal, osteopenia (in which 20-30% of patients have an increased risk of fracture) and osteoporosis (highly increased risk of fracture.) Unfortunately, insurance companies are reducing benefits by limiting payments or not paying for osteoporosis screening – THAT DOES NOT REDUCE YOUR RISK FOR HIP, BACK, OR WRIST FRACTURE. We are pleased to offer screening and recommendations for osteoporosis treatment at a reasonable charge of $100 for any one at risk ($90 for Medicare patients).
Medical Procedures
- Laboratory testing for common and rare rheumatic and immunologic diseases
- Bone mineral density/DXA scanning performed in our clinic that provides not only interpretation but also treatment recommendations
- Injections of/for: Fingers and wrists – osteoarthritis, ganglion cysts, trigger fingers, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Fingers and wrists – osteoarthritis, ganglion cysts, trigger fingers, carpal tunnel syndrome, DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis
- Neck and low back pain – degenerative disc disease, sciatica, radiculopathies
- Shoulders – bursitis and/or rotator cuff tendinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
- Knees – meniscal injuries, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis
- Ankles – osteoarthritis and tendinitis
- Hips – bursitis
- Sacroiliitis and ankylosing spondylitis pain
- Feet – plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, Morton’s neuroma, and tarsal tunnel syndrome
