Riverside
6180 Brockton Avenue, STE 204Riverside, CA 92506
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Our board-certified rheumatologists find and treat rheumatic diseases. These include arthritis and diseases of the immune system and bones. We see patients at our Riverside and La Sierra offices.
What is Arthritis?
Arthritis is not one disease. It is a name for more than 100 conditions that affect the joints, muscles and nearby tissues. Many of them cause the same symptoms, such as joint pain, stiffness, swelling, soreness and trouble moving. But the cause can differ a lot from one person to the next.
In some types, the immune system causes swelling in the joints. These include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus-related arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Other types, such as osteoarthritis, build up slowly as the joint breaks down. Because symptoms often overlap, the right diagnosis matters. Knowing your exact type helps us choose the right treatment, limit joint damage and ease pain.
Rheumatic Diseases We Treat
Adult-Onset Still’s Disease
Adult-onset Still's disease is a rare disease of inflammation. It often causes a fever every day, joint pain and a pink rash that comes and goes.Read About Adult-Onset Still’s Disease
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes swelling in the joints and ligaments of the spine. It can make the back stiff.Read About Ankylosing Spondylitis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease. It makes harmful blood clots more likely to form.Read About Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a long-lasting problem that causes pain and tenderness all over the body. It also causes tiredness and trouble sleeping.Read About Fibromyalgia
Gout
Gout is a type of arthritis that causes pain and swelling in your joints. It comes in flares that last a week or two and then go away.Read About Gout
Lupus
Lupus is a long-lasting disease in which the immune system attacks the body. It can affect many parts of the body.Read About Lupus
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is a rare disease that causes muscle weakness and a skin rash. The immune system attacks small blood vessels in the muscles and skin.Read About Dermatomyositis
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a joint disease in which the tissues in a joint break down over time. It is the most common type of arthritis.Read About Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that makes bones weak and thin. Weak bones break more easily.Read About Osteoporosis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica causes pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips. It is closely linked to giant cell arteritis. Both almost always start after age 50.Read About Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis causes swollen, painful joints and soreness where tendons attach to bone. It gets worse over time without treatment.Read About Psoriatic Arthritis
Reactive Arthritis
Reactive arthritis is joint pain and swelling that starts as a reaction to an infection, often a few weeks after the infection is gone.Read About Reactive Arthritis
Relapsing Polychondritis
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease that makes cartilage and other tissues swell again and again. It often affects the ears, nose and airways.Read About Relapsing Polychondritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-lasting autoimmune disease. It mostly affects the joints, causing pain, swelling and stiffness.Read About Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a disease that makes tiny clumps of immune cells, called granulomas, form in organs. It most often affects the lungs, skin, eyes and joints.Read About Sarcoidosis
Scleroderma
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that causes swelling and thick, hard skin. It can also affect blood vessels and organs inside the body.Read About Scleroderma
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Sjögren’s disease is a long-lasting autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks the glands that keep the eyes, mouth and other parts of the body moist.Read About Sjögren’s Syndrome
Spondyloarthritis
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of diseases that make the spine and joints swell and hurt. It can also affect the eyes, skin and gut.Read About Spondyloarthritis
Takayasu’s Arteritis
Takayasu arteritis is a rare type of vasculitis. It causes swelling in the aorta and its main branches, the largest arteries in the body.Read About Takayasu’s Arteritis
Vasculitis
Vasculitis is a group of rare diseases that make blood vessels swell. The swelling can cut down blood flow to organs.Read About Vasculitis
Trusted Arthritis Resources
Health groups we trust. Each link opens their site in a new tab.
- NIAMS: ArthritisWhat arthritis is, its kinds and how it is treated
- MedlinePlus: Autoimmune DiseasesFacts for patients on diseases where the body attacks itself
- NIAMS: LupusA guide to lupus in plain words
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