The specificity of rheumatology covers over two hundred diseases that affect the joints, bones and soft tissues, including the muscles around the joints all over the body. These conditions are observed in both sexes, at all ages. Arthritis is the most common cause of physical dysfunction worldwide.

The main diseases:

Some of the most important diseases that the rheumatologist deals with are:

• Osteoarthritis, which is due to degeneration of the joints.
• Rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies (eg ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis) that cause inflammation in the joints, which, if not controlled, can cause permanent irreversible damage.
• Systemic diseases of connective tissue, e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis - dermatomyositis and systemic vasculitis, among others.
• Metabolic diseases such as osteoporosis and gout.
• And of course the chronic / acute musculoskeletal pain.