Rheumatology

• Living With Fibromyalgia [Personal Story]

  Whole Body 25.03.2011 No Comments

  

  Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome characterized by muscle and joint pain, stiffness and fatigue. About 3.4% of US women experience the disease (as you can read in our full article – Fibromyalgia – Chronic pain and fatigue). One such …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Internal-Medicine, personal-story, Rheumatology

• Behçet’s Disease – Inflammation of Your Blood Vessels, Throughout the Body (As Seen on House MD)

  Whole Body 16.12.2010 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

  Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!)

  
  On episode 8 of season 2, named “The Mistake”, a woman named Kayla suffers from a severe stomach pain while …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, House, Internal-Medicine, Rheumatology

• Fibromyalgia – Chronic Pain and Fatigue

  Whole Body 14.05.2009 7 Comments

  

  May 12 was fibromyalgia awareness day. It’s never too late to cover the subject.

  Danger level: Medium

  What is it?

  Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome characterized by muscle and joint pain (in Latin “fibro” means a fibrous tissue, and …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, Internal-Medicine, Rheumatology

• Gout – Excruciating Pain Caused by Crystals in The Joints

  Joints 09.05.2009 4 Comments

  

  Danger level: Medium

  What is it?

  Gout is an inflammation of the joints caused by high blood levels of uric acid.

  Who gets it?

  Gout occurs in about 2% of the population. It’s about twice as common in men…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, Internal-Medicine, Rheumatology