By Dr Irwin Lim on December 8, 2012

I'm currently in Leeds, UK, visiting Chapel Allerton Hospital. This hospital is home to the Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, a world-renowned ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on December 4, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist The non-doctors among you will still clearly see the destruction evident in those hands. This lady presented late ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on December 1, 2012

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Up to 5% of patients with chronic back pain have an Inflammatory cause for the spinal symptoms rather than or in ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 22, 2012

This post is written in response to a very perceptive question by a regular contributor to this blog, Naomi Creek. I have previously written about ...

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 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 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. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 12, 2012

Gout is a really painful, inflammatory joint disease related to having high uric acid levels. Allopurinol is a key medication used to treat gout. ...