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Rheumatology, a subspecialty of internal medicine, is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatic diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, polymyalgia rheumatica, osteoarthritis, gout and vasculitis. Chronic inflammation and pain in the muscles or joints are some of the symptoms of these medical problems.
Arthritis affects a large number of our population, especially as they age. Pain from arthritis can be both chronic and debilitating. The course of treatment varies depending on the patient, the type of arthritis, physician evaluation, age and other related medical problems. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of this disease while rheumatoid arthritis can be one of the most difficult. Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the world affecting 1 out of every 3 women and 1 out of every 8 men worldwide according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation. In the United States more than 10 million people have osteoporosis.
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