Rheumatologists are physicians who specialise in the management of joint, muscle and soft tissue disorders. By analogy, they are much like a non-operating orthopaedic surgeon but specialising in autoinflammatory conditions.

Consider referrals to Medilaw for:

• Acute or chronic musculoskeletal pain (including occupational overuse syndrome and regional pain syndrome) 
• Degenerative arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis)
• Viral infections causing widespread joint pain (eg Ross River virus)
• Chronic fatigue syndrome 
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic (non-surgical) back pain
• Soft tissue complaints, eg bursitis, tendonitis (tendon inflammation), capsulitis (inflammation of a joint capsule)
• Tennis elbow