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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 joints that requires injection to ease your joint pain and /or swelling

 

I can give you advice and written information regarding self-management

 

I can provide written information about various Rheumatological conditions

 

I can make referrals to other consultants or other professionals as required e.g.

 

• I can refer you to an Orthopaedic surgeon if you need a knee or hip replacement or if you need shoulder, foot, ankle, hand, wrist, back or neck surgery
   

• I can refer you to a specialist physiotherapist if you require rehabilitation or specialist exercises for a particular joint area
   

• I can refer you podiatrist if you require gait analysis or orthotics

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

There are at least 200 differant conditions that can cause joint systems.

• Ankylosing Spondylitis (including when associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease)

• Gout (often of the big toe) & Pseudo Gout (often of the knee or wrist)

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (also called SLE or Lupus)

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Osteoarthritis

• Reactive Arthritis

• Psoriatic Arthritis

• Scleroderma

• Sjogren's Syndrome

• Myositis (including Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis)

• Osteoporosis

• Fibromyalgia

• Soft Tissue Rheumatism

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Tennis Elbow

• Golfer's Elbow

• Plantar Fascitis

• Achilles Tendinitis

• Back or Neck pain

• Vertebral Disc Prolapse

• Shoulder Pain

I treat the following diseases: