Rheumatology
Rheumatology focuses on the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of diseases/chronic inflammatory conditions involving the joints, muscles/soft tissues, ligaments, tendons and bones as well as autoimmune disorders and heritable connective tissue disorders. Typical symptoms of a possible Rheumatic condition include joint pain, stiffness, swelling and inflammation, back pain, fatigue, weakness and skin problems. Rheumatic and Autoimmune conditions can be diagnosed through a series of tests including Xrays, MRIs and extensive bloodwork. Our office provides an on-site Infusion suite for IV therapies as well as many biologic, lubricant and corticosteroid injections to treat specific joints and autoimmune conditions. Our Board-Certified Rheumatologist, Dr. Michael Gross, specializes in evaluating and treating patients for many joint diseases and autoimmune disorders including:
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Behcet’s Disease
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Reactive Inflammatory Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
- Polymyositis
- Dermatomyositis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Lyme Disease
- Paget’s Disease
- Wegner’s Granulomatosis
- Temporal Arteritis
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Spondylosis
- Gout and Pseudogout
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Tendinitis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Raynaud’s Syndrome
- Takayasu’s
- Hashimoto’s
- Vasculitis