Eastern Rheumatology

Clinic Name: Eastern Rheumatology
Clinic Type: Specialist Clinic
Website: http://www.mskhealth.com.au/content/about-us
Phone: 03 8807 0388
Fax: 03 8807 0399
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Eastern Rheumatology is a specialist medical practice run by Dr Alberta Hoi to provide a comprehensive consultative service for general practitioners or specialists on a range of rheumatological disorders.

Common reasons for referral include the diagnosis and/or treatment of painful, swollen or stiff joints, muscle pain or weakness, chronic low back or neck pain. Some of the common conditions treated by rheumatologists include:

• Rheumatoid arthritis • Osteoarthritis • Soft tissue pathology such as tendonitis and bursitis • Gout • Ankylosing spondylitis • Lupus, Sjogren’s, Scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases • Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis • Systemic vasculitis • Fibromyalgia • Osteoporosis At Eastern Rheumatology we are dedicated to providing the most effective treatments in helping patients with chronic rheumatic diseases. There are many new scientific advances in this sub-specialty of medicine, related to better understanding of the immunology of rheumatic diseases. A large part of current rheumatology practice is based on clinical research and evidence-based medical treatment, to help patients with these rheumatic diseases lead a near normal life without disabilities.