Rheumatology is a branch of medicine that deals with the investigation, diagnosis and management of patients with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions.

This incorporates over 200 disorders affecting joints, bones, muscles and soft tissues, for example:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Osteoporosis
• Connective tissue disorders
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Paget’s disease
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Gout
• Regional pain and hypermobility.