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The History of TMS
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) first received FDA approval for therapeutic use in 2008[1], however the idea of using electromagnetic fields to stimulate the brain dates back around 150 years. Renowned English physicist Michael Faraday was the first to...
The Diagnosis Detectives on BBC2 – Dr Stephanie Barrett
The Diagnosis Detectives on BBC2 It was a surprise and pleasure to be chosen as one of the Diagnosis Detectives, in the recent BBC 2 factual medical series. In my view the real stars of the show, were the amazing patients. I got to know Katie with hypermobile Ehlers...
Fibromyalgia Symptoms And Treatments: Everything You Need To Know
Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome which causes pain in the body and mental distress. As a condition, it is not very well understood yet, and symptoms can be varied with different levels of severity. Around 2% of the population suffer from Fibromyalgia and government...
Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms and Treatments
Psoriatic Arthritis (or PsA) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune condition that affects approximately 30% of people with psoriasis. However, it isn’t clear why Psoriatic Arthritis affects some people and not others. It also isn’t clear it is more...
Cortisone injections for hip and knee pain
Expert view | What is rheumatoid arthritis? Article in The Telegraph (23/2/2020) By Dr Stephanie Barrett.Dr Stephanie Barrett
Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist in London
MB, ChB, MD, FRCP
GMC No. 2825957
- President of the Royal Society of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, 2017-18
- Member of Council and Trustee at the Royal Society of Medicine
- Member of Council, Rheumatology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine