Rheumatology

I have pain and swelling of right knee got the past 1 month and pain in the left knee for 5 days now. The pain is more while getting up from sitting position, using stairs and while turning in bed, more so when legs are kept extended. My mother is RA positive, under treatment for same for the past 23 years. My CCP test has come back positive (11.59AU/ML). ANA (IF) results read - ANA positive 2+ (nuclear granular pattern) . Anti dsDNA test is negative. What do the results mean?

My ana test weak postive and ana profile test are all negative and i am suffering from groin pain and lower back pain for almost 2 year my mri report showing minimal doubtful alterration round si joints

It's been 8 months since covid recovery . I still feel pain in my knee joint, sometimes in waist , hip joint and joint vicinity while walking . I do mild exercise daily in the morning  and walk 1 hr after dinner. My weight is 62 kg. I have chest pain since 2 years and done all cardiac related  test . They were normal. Please suggest some solution .

It's 15 days post chikungunya. But joint pains are still there. What to do for this? Joint pains in feet, fingers of hand, random joint pains.. After taking zerodol SP it feels better but once effect of tablet is down again it's severe. Can't sleep or move properly. What's usually the case and line of treatment?

I want to know internal knee problem can cause itching on knee as I am feeling pain in with itchiness

1. Does Tofacitnib 5 mg Reacts With Lung Infection? 2. Does Tofacitnib Causes Bleeding From Nostril and Mouth? 3. My Mother Has Been Taking This Medicine For The Past 4-5 Months But She Has Been Facing This Problem From 06/11/2021. 4. As Pulmologist And ENT Doctors have specified that there is no relation of their medications with blood outflow

On medicine Methotrexate 15mg weekly with folic acid 5mg before and after 24hr of mtx for rheumatoid arthritis during 8yr,. For some weeks feeling 'dizziness' on next morning no other side effects,, how prevents this side effects,.

I have esr 52 and crp value is 14 mg /dl. I recently diagnosed with cervical spondylosis. I have stiffness in neck and left side face always pulling downwards. What should I do

27 years old female. Have developed flaky patches on scalp around 1.5 years ago. They got spreaded to all scalp and white patches can be seen with flakes coming out. Have shown this to dermatologist and initially diagnosed as psoriasis. And its been 11 months since delivery. From last 6 months pains around the body got started and they are becoming worse. Have been having stiff neck from months and could not lift head up or sides. This stiffness is continuous and not a moment it was good. Pains around the neck and shoulders. Joint pains are there in following places knees, ankle, back, shoulders, elbows and fingers. Mornings its been more painful with stiffness in these joints. Fingers wont stretch and it takes some time. Ankles sometimes swells. Intially thought these as postpartum and on calcium supplements. RA factor is negative, S Uric acid is 6.7. CRP is 1:8. Hb is 10. Please advise what these are and will they be cured.

Is dry needling effective for myofascial pain.I had pain only in the right trapezius for 6 months,but it has now spread to left as well.I did almost 5 sessions of dry needling seperately for both left and right upper back.I didnt experience any twitch during dry needling.