Disease Information Sheets

Below are information sheets on some of the more common conditions we treat.

Arthritis

• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Gouty Arthritis
• Pseudogout (CPPD)
• Psoriatic Arthritis
• Spondyloarthritis
• Reactive Arthritis

Bone Health

• Osteoporosis
• Steroid Induced Osteoporosis

Other Common Musculoskeletal Conditions

• Tendonitis / Bursitis
• Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Spinal Stenosis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Hypermobility Syndrome

Connective Tissue Diseases

• Lupus
• Scleroderma
• Sjogren’s Syndrome
• Inflammatory Myopathies (Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis)
• Antiphopholipid Antibody Syndrome
• Raynaud’s Phenomenon

Vasculitis

• Vasculitis
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Formerly Wegener’s Granulomatosis)
• Takayasus Arteritis

Other

• The ANA (Anti-Nuclear Antibody) test

Periodic Fever Syndromes

• Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS)
• Familial Mediterranean Fever
• Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)
• Periodic Fever, Apthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA)

Procedures

• Joint Injection

For information on a disease not listed, or for information in Spanish, click here to be taken to the American College of Rheumatology’s Patient Resource section.