Rheumatology Service

The Rheumatology Service is part of the Institute of Medical and Surgical Specialties (ICEMEQ) of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. It is dedicated to the treatment, from the medical, surgical and physical therapy points of view, of patients with an affliction of the musculoskeletal system. It offers comprehensive and excellent patient care throughout the healthcare process and works in coordination with primary care and other specialties.

The Rheumatology Service offers high-level medical care for inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases, for disorders that cause diffuse and localized pain in soft body parts, and for the treatment of metabolic bone diseases.

Participate in the following working groups:

• Inflammatory Arthropathy Group
• Bone Metabolism Group
• Non-oncological chronic pain management group

The Rheumatology Service is responsible for the monitoring and treatment of various inflammatory pathologies including: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, arthritis associated with systemic autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus, immunomediatric arthritis and microcrystalline arthritis, like the gout, among others. In the same way it is also involved in the treatment of the pathology of bone metabolism, such as osteoporosis, osteomalacia and Paget's disease, among others.

A multidisciplinary team is dedicated to the treatment of chronic pain, mainly for patients with fibromyalgia. Finally, the Rheumatology Service provides care to 11 primary healthcare centers for the principle pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, including osteoarthritis and low back pain, among others