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If you have joint inflammation, it could be a sign of a rheumatic disease. Henry Ford Rheumatology has the experience and expertise for diagnosing and treating rheumatic diseases.
Our trusted team of physicians, fellows and nurse practitioners comprise one of the largest rheumatology practices in Michigan. For your convenience, we have clinics in Detroit, Jackson, Novi, Sterling Heights and Taylor that provide the care you need for your condition, whether common or rare.
There are an estimated 100 or more rheumatic diseases affecting 46 million Americans. We treat the following conditions and more:
Gender and race may play a role in certain diseases. For example, rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma affect mostly women. Gout affects mostly men, though the incidence in women rises after menopause.
Whatever your health concern, making an appointment for a video visit with your doctor or a specialist means you don’t have to leave home to receive the care you need. To make an appointment, call (800) 436-7936 .
While everyone has occasional joint and muscle pain, it’s when that pain persists and comes with tenderness, warmth, redness at a joint or difficulty moving a joint that you should see a rheumatologist.
Like any medical condition or disease, treatment is based on your individual symptoms, test results and imaging tests. Your pain-free, noninvasive treatment options may include:
Our rheumatologists also partner with Henry Ford specialists in primary care, endocrinology and metabolism, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, and others, to manage your condition and progress.
For those who need to receive medication intravenously – through a vein in the arm – Henry Ford Rheumatology offers Infusion Centers at these locations:
Our infusion therapies include these medications:
Because of Henry Ford’s expansive research portfolio, you may also be eligible for research studies that are testing new therapies for rheumatic diseases.
If you have a musculoskeletal injury or disorder, our Musculoskeletal Disorder Clinic uses real-time images taken without radiation to better pinpoint the area for relieving joint pain with medication. The clinic, headed by Alireza Meysami, M.D., is open on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Henry Ford Medical Center-New Center One in Detroit.
These helpful resources may assist you with more information about your rheumatic disease:
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