Why choose CommonSpirit for Rheumatology Care?
We offer rheumatology care for the full range of inflammatory diseases that affect your joints, bones, muscles and organs. Also called rheumatic diseases, these conditions create inflammation that can damage different parts of your body. Our specialists provide compassionate care to help you retain and regain movement and strength.
Expert evaluations for inflammatory diseases
Early diagnosis of rheumatic conditions is key to effective treatment. The sooner we identify your symptoms, the better we can manage disease progression and alleviate pain, stiffness and swelling.
We offer advanced diagnostic testing, including specialized blood work and imaging. Our expert rheumatologists are also available for second opinions, ensuring you receive the most accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
Whole-person rheumatology care
Rheumatologic conditions can affect many systems and structures in your body. Where available, our integrated team includes rheumatologists, rehabilitation therapists, orthopedic surgeons, professionals and other specialists—working together to support your overall health and well-being.
Personalized treatment and pain management
Our rheumatologists work with you to find the most effective medical therapies to reduce inflammation and control your immune system’s activity. Depending on your condition, our rheumatologists will work with you to develop a pain management plan. We focus on improving your comfort, movement and quality of life as much as possible.
Rheumatic conditions and treatments
Advancing Rheumatology Care
We understand how joint pain from diseases such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus can interfere with your daily life. We offer pain management therapies to reduce pain as much as possible.
You may benefit from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids or DMARDs. Our rheumatologists create personalized medication plans and help you figure out what works best for you.
In some cases, you may benefit from joint injections for immediate and long-term relief. Therapies such as corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid and prolotherapy injections work alongside rehabilitation to decrease swelling and pain.
We offer personalized rehabilitation therapy focused on your needs as a patient living with a rheumatic disease. You work with physical therapy and occupational therapy experts to improve aspects such as your:
Function
Independence
Mobility
Quality of life
Strength
Our skilled therapists discuss your specific symptoms and challenges with you. Together, we create a treatment plan that can help you achieve your goals.
Our expert rheumatologists specialize in the use of DMARDs—medications designed to treat a wide range of rheumatic diseases by regulating immune system activity. These treatments help prevent disease progression and reduce long-term damage.
We take a personalized approach, carefully selecting the most effective medication based on your health history, prior treatments and disease severity. Your rheumatologist may recommend:
Conventional DMARDs, which impact your entire immune system
Biologic DMARDs, which target the parts of your immune system causing damage
Targeted synthetic DMARDs, which affect specific molecules in your immune system
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