Rheumatology

SBL Fayette County Hospital
Physician's Specialty Clinic
650 West Taylor St., 2nd Floor
Vandalia, IL 62471
618-283-5531

A rheumatologist is a board certified internist or pediatrician who is qualified by additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles, and bones.

What do rheumatologists treat?

There are more than 100 types of rheumatic diseases, including:

• osteoarthritis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• musculoskeletal pain disorders
• osteoporosis
• gout
• back pain
• myositis
• fibromyalgia
• tendonitis
• vasculitis
• certain autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome, scleroderma

Chad Rhonholm, MD