Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease that most often affects middle age to elderly people. It is commonly referred to as ” wear and tear” arthritis, but OA is a disease of the entire joint, involving the cartilage, joint…

Inflammatory myopathies are muscle diseases caused by inflammation. They are autoimmune diseases where the body’s immune system attacks its own muscles by mistake. The most common inflammatory myopathies are dermatomyositis and polymyositis; however, this is a rapidly evolving field and…

Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS) is an umbrella term for non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain. Other names you might hear are: juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP), chronic widespread pain (CWP), reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), reflex neurovascular dystrophy (RND) or myofascial…