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What exactly is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatological condition. It’s a chronic syndrome that causes pain and discomfort throughout the body and extreme tiredness but there are many other symptoms that vary from one person to the next. Knowing what exactly fibromyalgia is may just be the...
How your diet can influence arthritis
Although there are no miracle diets that will cure your arthritis, it is believed that there is a relationship between arthritis and diet. The condition can be helped by what you eat, what you weigh and how often you exercise. Whilst arthritis is a lifelong condition...
Different types of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment in London
Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of autoimmune disease that can cause pain, inflammation, and discomfort across joints in your body. It’s a chronic illness with no known cure, which means treatment is an ongoing process. Thankfully, there are a number of different...
Common sports injuries and their treatments
Sports are physically demanding and often cause our bodies much stress and trauma. Anyone involved in sports, as a professional or amateur, has likely suffered an injury of one kind or another. No matter how good of shape you keep yourself in, injuries are almost...
Kirsty Young’s Battle With Fibromyalgia
You'll know precisely how Kirsty Young feels if you've ever suffered from the chronic disorder fibromyalgia. In an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, Young said that "the wrong medics and the wrong medication" had sent her down "lots of blind alleys" in her...
How a specialist can help with Arthritic pain
One of the most common conditions that affects millions of people in the UK is arthritis. While many people assume it occurs mainly in the elderly, it is actually found across all age groups. Arthritis is a condition that causes inflammation and pain around your...
5 ways to manage arthritis of the hand
Arthritis of the hand makes carrying out everyday tasks like getting dressed or answering the phone, extremely difficult. Thankfully, there are things you can do to manage the condition. In this blog, we’ll look at five steps you can take to help cope with the...
What is musculoskeletal pain and what are its causes?
Suffering from musculoskeletal pain can be challenging to live with. Getting an accurate diagnosis can be the key to finding the correct treatment. Here, we explore what musculoskeletal pain is, what causes it, and how reaching out to a doctor can help. What is...
What are the main symptoms of arthritis?
Arthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints and connective tissue in the body. The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which affects (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/arthritis/) more than 9 million people</a> in the UK alone. Because arthritis...
Nutrition and Exercise for Osteoporosis
Do you struggle with osteoporosis and are wondering if diet and exercise can help strengthen your bones? The good news is that yes, coupled with your prescribed Osteoporosis medication, diet and exercise can have a strong impact on your bones and have you feeling as...
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