Description of Practice
Auckland Rheumatology Specialists has extensive experience in:
Adult rheumatology including:
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Gout and crystal arthropathy
- Autoimmune connective tissue disorders
- Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Soft tissue conditions and tendonitis
- Diagnosis of regional and generalised musculoskeletal pain conditions
- Osteoporosis treatment advice
Services include consultations for:
- Assessment, diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases
- Intra-articular and soft tissue corticosteroid injections
- Viscosupplementation injections for large joint osteoarthritis
- Management of biological anti-rheumatic therapies (e.g. Adalimumab and Etanercept).
What is Rheumatology?
Rheumatology is the specialty of medicine that includes arthritis, tendonitis and bursitis, musculoskeletal pain conditions and autoimmune diseases.
Arthritis means inflammation of a joint. A joint is where two or more bones meet and move in relation to each other. They are separated by a rubbery substance called cartilage which is smooth and slippery, allowing for easy movement. Cartilage covers the end of each bone. Tendons and ligaments attach bones to muscles and other bones. Cartilage, tendons and ligaments are enclosed within a membrane called synovium around the joint which releases a fluid into the joint space to keep it well lubricated.
Autoimmune disease is where an abnormality in the immune system leads to the body’s defence harming its own cells by mistake.
A rheumatologist is a doctor who has specialised in this area of medicine. Your GP will refer you to see a rheumatologist if they think you have an autoimmune disorder or if they need assistance diagnosing or treating arthritis.
Rheumatology is the specialty of medicine that includes arthritis, tendonitis and bursitis, musculoskeletal pain conditions and autoimmune diseases.
Arthritis means inflammation of a joint. A joint is where two or more bones meet and move in relation to each other. They are separated by a rubbery substance called cartilage which is smooth and slippery, allowing for easy movement. Cartilage covers the end of each bone. Tendons and ligaments attach bones to muscles and other bones. Cartilage, tendons and ligaments are enclosed within a membrane called synovium around the joint which releases a fluid into the joint space to keep it well lubricated.
Autoimmune disease is where an abnormality in the immune system leads to the body’s defence harming its own cells by mistake.
A rheumatologist is a doctor who has specialised in this area of medicine. Your GP will refer you to see a rheumatologist if they think you have an autoimmune disorder or if they need assistance diagnosing or treating arthritis.
