Rheumatology Second Opinion

Rheumatology

Rheumatology covers a broad range of diseases that involve inflammation or degeneration of connective tissues, particularly joints, muscles, bones, and ligaments. Many of these diseases are considered autoimmune in nature, which is when the body’s immune system turns on itself and mistakenly attacks itself, leading to inflammation and damage.

Some of the more well known rheumatic diseases are rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, osteoarthritis, vasculitis, and gout, although there are many more. Rheumatic conditions often lead to pain, stiffness, and swelling and can severely impact quality of life. Because these diseases affect more than one organ, treatment often involves comprehensive multidisciplinary collaboration to address the complex and chronic nature of these diseases.

One of the most common rheumatic diseases is osteoarthritis which can occur in any place where there is a bone, for example, the spine. When it comes to spinal osteoarthritis chronic pain, diagnostic agreement between a first and second opinion varied from 53% to 96%, and agreement on the need for surgery ranged from 0% to 83%. These wide variations show that a second opinion can have value¹.

What can we do for you?

• Confirm the diagnosis and the impact on your quality of life.
• Provide you with a holistic view of your rheumatic disease and the vartiety of treatment options available.
• Access advanced technologies or techniques that treat your symptoms.
• Increase confidence in your course of care and give you peace of mind.
• Accessibility to online medical opinions that offer expert advice and consultations regardless of geographical constraints, reducing long wait times, the need for in-person visits, and increase flexible timing, when and where you need it.

See Rheumatology Sample Report.