Ankylosing Spondylitis — Diagnosis and Conservative treatment in Heidelberg - Germany
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Department of Hematology, Oncology, Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology
The Department of Hematology, Oncology, Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology offers the full range of modern diagnostics and treatment of malignant diseases, rheumatic pathologies, including particularly complex clinical cases in these fields. In addition, the department's doctors specialize in stem cell transplantation and occupy leading positions in this field at the international level. The medical team of the department makes every effort to guarantee each patient an individual, first-class treatment, based on the very latest achievements of modern medicine and human respect, understanding of the needs of each patient.
Department of Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology provides the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services in its area of competence. The department admits patients of all ages, from young children to the elderly. The department's medical team focuses on patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, collagenosis, vasculitis, gout, sarcoidosis, autoinflammatory syndromes, and amyloidosis. In the area of pediatric rheumatology, a major interest is the management of chronic and acute inflammatory joint diseases, with a particular focus on all forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The department has an in-house laboratory to perform the necessary tests for a suspected rheumatic disease and rooms with state-of-the-art equipment for ultrasound examinations. Patients can also undergo imaging tests (X-ray, CT, and MRI scans) and radioisotope diagnostics (skeletal scintigraphy and PET/CT) at partner clinics. A treatment regimen is always selected on an individual basis after careful consideration of the diagnostic results. The therapeutic process combines the latest generation of medications, therapeutic exercises, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other treatment options. The goal of the department's specialists is to relieve pain, prevent the progression of rheumatic pathology, and improve the patient's quality of life.
