Rheumatology is a branch of medicine concerned with the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of patients with arthritis and other conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Several musculoskeletal conditions also affect other body systems. Rheumatology includes multiple disorders affecting joints, bones, muscles and soft tissues, including inflammatory arthritis and several systemic autoimmune conditions, vasculitis, soft tissue problems, spinal pain and osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases.

We care for patients with the following conditions:

• Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and other inflammatory arthritis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus, Systemic sclerosis, Sjogren’s syndrome, Myositis, Vasculitis and other autoimmune rheumatic diseases
• Gout and other crystal arthropathies
• Osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases
• Osteoarthritis
• Spinal pain
• Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain syndrome
• Hypermobility

Useful links:

• UCLH Rheumatology service
• Royal Free Rheumatology service