By Dr Irwin Lim on November 18, 2012

This is the 1st post by Dr Herman Lau. Herman is a rheumatologist as BJC Health and it's taken me a while to convince him to contribute to this blog. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 15, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist A really painful swollen left big toe. So painful he needed to use a crutch to avoid standing on it. Not ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 10, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Let's assume you have a serious disease and your doctor has recommended more serious therapy. Stronger medications. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 7, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist My twitter feed was abuzz with the Presidential election results (congrats, Mr Obama). The other item making the ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 4, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist My 6 year-old son asked "Where did I come from?" (paraphrased). Hmmm. I'm not ready for this. A difficult question. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 2, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Dr Irwin Lim is a rheumatologist and a director of BJC Health. You should follow him on twitter here. Arthritis ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 30, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist I feel saddened when a patient walks into my office with hands like these. Such damage. As rheumatologists, we ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 28, 2012

This guest post is by Philip Robinson. Philip is a rheumatologist working in the Ankylosing Spondylitis clinic at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 25, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Stiffening of the spine. That's characteristic of ankylosing spondylitis. And yet, it's been known for years that the ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 22, 2012

Lots of folks have back pain. Most back pain is blamed on lifting something heavy or some sporting injury or degeneration due to the passage of time. ...