Joint pain resolved in a professional manner

How can I help you?
I can assess your symptoms and make a diagnosis
I can prescribe appropriate medications to control or cure your symptoms
I can give you appropriate advice (including written advice) regarding your condition to aid treatment and ease or settle your symptoms
I can inject any joints that require injection to ease your joint pain and /or swelling.
What to expect in a consultation?
I will listen to your symptoms, ask some additional questions, examine you and then discuss the diagnosis, investigation and treatment plan.
Regarding the examination, I will need to examine all of the joint areas giving you pain, stiffness, tenderness or are swollen.
I may need to examine your heart, lungs, abdomen or neurological system.
I treat the following diseases:
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Osteoarthritis
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Reactive Arthritis
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Psoriatic Arthritis
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Scleroderma
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Sjogren's Syndrome
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Myositis (including Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis)
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Osteoporosis
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Fibromyalgia
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Soft Tissue Rheumatism
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Tennis Elbow
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Golfer's Elbow
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Plantar Fascitis
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Achilles Tendinitis
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Back or Neck pain
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Vertebral Disc Prolapse
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Shoulder Pain
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Ankylosing Spondylitis (including when associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
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Gout (often of the big toe) & Pseudo Gout (often of the knee or wrist)
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (also called SLE or Lupus)
There are at least 200 differant conditions that can cause joint systems.
Referrals:
I accept referrals from:
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General Practitioners
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Other Consultants
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Other professionals such as Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Chiropractors and Ostoepaths
I accept private patients (self‐pay) and those referred via insurance companies
I do not undertake medico‐legal work
Symptoms I treat:
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Joint pain
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Joint stiffness
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Joint swelling
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Back. Neck pain +/- stiffness
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Muscle pain +/- stiffness
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Sciatica or shooting or burning pains down arms or legs
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Pins and needles (or numbness) in hands / fingers or feet
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Fatigue with muscle / joint tenderness, poor sleep and exhaustion
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High levels of inflammation and immune activity
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Headache with scalp tenderness (associated with fatigue, muscle aching and stiffness)
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Back pain related to osteoporosis and fractures
Cost
I will send you a list of all my consultation fees, consultation times and directions to my private rooms prior to your appointment