The rheumatology clinic of Centro Medico Santagostino works to diagnose and manage inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective therapy, such as chronic arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, seronegative arthritis), acute arthritis (reactive septic arthritis), polymyalgia rheumatica, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders of the connective tissue (progressive systemic sclerosis, ermatomyositis, polymyositis, lupus erythematosus), degenerative bone and joint diseases (osteoarthritis of the knees, hips, hands, spine), inflammatory and degenerative pathologies of the tendons (tendinitis, epicondylitis, shoulder pain, sciatica, fibromyalgia) or osteoporosis.
Rheumatologists conduct clinical diagnostic tests and provides guidance for instrumental tests.
They also perform intra-articular and par-articolar infiltration for acute diseases and perform intra-articular treatments with hyaluronic acid for the treatment and secondary prevention of osteoarthritis.