Rheumatology

Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in internal medicine, devoted to diagnosis and therapy of 

rheumatic diseases

. It generally involves the non-surgical evaluation and treatment of rheumatic diseases and conditions. Physicians who specialize in rheumatology are called 

Rheumatologists

. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitides, and heritable connective tissue disorders. Common Rheumatic Diseases include;

Arthritis

,

Lupus

,

Gout

(or

Bursitis

) and

Psoriasis

.