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 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 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 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 January 8, 2012

The response to our Modified Schober Test demonstration was great, with over 700 views so far! Our patients with inflammatory back pain have ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on December 7, 2011

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist We see a lot of patients with inflammatory back pain in our clinics. Some of these patients have Spondyloarthritis or ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 16, 2011

The characteristic presenting symptom in the majority of patients with Spondyloarthritis (a group of diseases with the prototype being Ankylosing ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 1, 2011

By Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist It was a wet long weekend, October 2010. I was searching the itunes store for apps to showcase on my ipad and lamenting ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 18, 2011

It’s (almost) true. Yes, doctors do tend to prescribe medications, and all medications have potential side effects. However, this is one example of ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 31, 2011

Many patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis are relieved when they finally get a diagnosis. Relief, mixed with frustration. Usually, Ankylosing ...