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Each year a large number of people visit their general practitioner (GP) with symptoms such as back pain, neck pain, muscle pain or swollen and painful joints. Often, these symptoms are not severe and may last just a few days, in which case the GP will provide advice or treatment and allow the problem to resolve. But, if the pain persists or is severe, your GP may decide to refer you to a rheumatologist.
A rheumatologist is a specialist physician who has expertise in diagnosing and treating diseases of the joints, muscles and bones.
Sometimes the term rheumatic disease is used to describe this group of diseases.
The more common rheumatic diseases include:
Joint Arthritis Disease
- Gout
- Spinal problems
- Osteoarthritis
Muscles & Tendons
- Fibromyalgia
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Tendonitis
Bone Disease
- Osteoporosis
- Paget’s disease
There are also a number of rarer rheumatic conditions
that can affect other parts of the body including the skin, hair and internal
organs. These include “lupus”, myositis, vasculitis and scleroderma
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Australian Rheumatology Association
145 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Tel: 02 9256 5458
Fax: 02 9252 3310/9256 9692
email: robynm@racp.edu.au