DR. MARINA RODRÍGUEZ LÓPEZ - RHEUMATOLOGIST
A large number of people and potential rheumatology patients today, do not know who to turn to when they have pain in a joint.
RHEUMATOLOGY
Traditionally, the traumatologist or orthopedic surgeon has been identified as the "bone doctor" although his field is confined to the surgical or orthopedic treatment of bone, muscle, tendon or joint injuries, because Traumatology is a much older medical specialty. than Rheumatology, like Internal Medicine, where rheumatology patients also go.
In fact, Rheumatology arises from the super-specialization of Internal Medicine for the diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 diseases that cause pain and inflammation of joints and muscles, but which can also have symptoms in other organs such as the skin, the eyes, the lungs or the kidneys, and that can affect any age, from very young children to the elderly, although there is a belief that the rheumatologist is a specialist for the elderly.
It is not uncommon to see patients who go to the rheumatologist after having visited one, two or three different specialists without having reached a diagnosis and it is the rheumatologist who matches all the symptoms in a specific rheumatic disease, which allows treatment specific
What diseases do I treat in my office?
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osteoarthritis
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Inflammatory arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondylitis, gout
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Systemic diseases and connective tissue diseases of autoimmune origin: lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, scleroderma, polymyalgia rheumatica, vasculitis
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Bone diseases, osteoporosis, Paget's disease
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Soft tissue rheumatism: tendinitis, low back pain, fibromyalgia
When to go to the rheumatologist?
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Joint or muscle pain
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Pain in any region of the back: neck, dorsal or lumbar area
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One or more swollen joints
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If you have osteoporosis or think you may have it
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Por alteration in the analyzes or in the x-rays that may suggest a rheumatic disease.
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Due to presenting symptoms in the skin, mucous membranes, lungs, kidneys or heart and abnormal analysis with what is known as "rheumatic tests".
PAIN OR JOINT OR MUSCLE INFLAMMATION WITHOUT TRAUMA SHOULD ALWAYS BE STUDYED BY A RHEUMATOLOGIST
We do not consult private insurance companies . This allows us to dedicate more time to each patient, without rushing, giving the best attention and in addition to having the MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGY for diagnosis and treatment of patients.