By Dr Robert Russo on March 6, 2018

It is incredible to think we are in March when it seems we were only yesterday getting ready for the festive season. I hope you have all been well ...

By Dr Robert Russo on May 31, 2017

A few weeks ago I was approached by my friend, and the florist at the hospital in which I work, about pain she was experiencing in her left lower ...

By Dr Robert Russo on December 8, 2016

One issue that I find myself talking about often is my approach to using NSAIDs, particularly in Osteoarthritis as well as in the treatment of ...

By Dr Robert Russo on January 1, 2016

I sit here about to write this, feeling quite full having just returned from a lovely Christmas party at my colleague's home with family and friends. ...

By Dr Robert Russo on December 12, 2013

By Dr Roberto Russo, Rheumatologist The answer to the above question used to be relatively easy to answer. The standard response used to be simply: ...

By Dr Robert Russo on July 15, 2013

Recently there have been a few cases in which patients of mine have been referred for orthopaedic procedures in the context of active Rheumatoid ...

By Dr Robert Russo on September 19, 2012

She was seated a few feet from me, and said adamantly "I don't want that steroid injection. It will make me put on weight." A common misconception. ...

By Dr Robert Russo on July 22, 2011

In my last post I introduced the enthesis, explaining that it is the site where the tendon (or other soft tissues) joins onto bone (hard tissue) to ...

By Dr Robert Russo on July 8, 2011

Enthesopathy is one of those terms in medicine that sounds more exciting than what it really is. In fact it is just a descriptive term, whereby it is ...

By Dr Robert Russo on January 27, 2011

Spinal pain is one of the most common afflictions to affect modern man, with 12-33% of the adult population having low back pain at any given time. ...