Rheumatology

The Rheumatology treats all those diseases that affect the human musculoskeletal system: connective tissue, tendons and muscles. Diseases that affect this system may be “systemic”, which means that they affect organs and apparatus like heart, lungs, intestine, eyes, skin and kidneys. The name rheumatism recalls immediately the rheumatisms, which are the most common pathology studied by the Rheumatology.

The most insidious aspect of the rheumatism is its evolution, that can become debilitating and can compromise the life quality. Moreover, therapies used to treat rheumatic diseases have several side effects that need to minimized in order to intensify the curative ones.

Who should schedule this appointment?

The Rheumatology diagnoses and treats different pathologies:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
  It is an inflammatory rheumatism. It is a debilitating disease that distorts the joints. It is important to diagnose it as soon as possible, in order to delay its negative effects.
• Psoriatic arthritis
  It is an inflammatory rheumatic disease that affect joints of people suffering of psoriasis; it is a cutaneous disease that can provoke serious articular inflammations. Causes are unknown.
• Connective tissue disease
  It is a disease difficult to diagnose and treat. It derives from inflammatory status mainly caused by antibodies, which means by organisms auto-aggressions; they can be caused by acute infections, stress or vaccinations. An accurate diagnosis can prevent the evolution of these pathological cases.
• Arthrosis
  The most common type of articular degeneration. It affects a lot of people and it causes the typical “bone pains in elderly people”. It is the most widespread rheumatism in the world.
• Gouty arthritis
  This rheumatism has a metabolic origin and it is caused by the deposition of uric acid in blood (gout). It affects mainly population with incorrect food habits, assuming an excessive amount of red meat, game, offal, alcoholic drinks and cured meats. It also depends on an individual predisposition. An accurate diagnosis and a pharmacological and dietetic therapy can delay or cancel this complication.
• Fibromyalgia
  It is a rheumatologic pathology that causes pains that are not controllable with pharmacological therapies. The cause is unknown and often it is considered (and treated) psychosomatic or hypochondriac: for this reason, sometimes this disease is not identified. With a prompt an efficient diagnosis, some rehabilitation therapies may help to control this disease.

Why choose MediClinic?

The MediClinic Rheumatology Department can provide a complete evaluation and diagnosis. It collaborates with the other departments like physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedy, physiotherapy, analysis laboratory and radiology, in order to provide the necessary exams to have PROMPTLY the rheumatological diagnosis and, consequently, to plan the diagnostic pathway in the completer and more accurate way.