We can provide diagnosis and treatment of numerous musculoskeletal conditions. Some common conditions are listed below.
Since she is a medical specialist she can manage common health problems including Hypertension and Diabetes.
Musculoskeletal Conditions
Inflammatory Arthritis including Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
Gout and Pseudogout
Osteoarthritis of Knee
Back pain including Ankylosing Spondylitis
Fibromyalgia
Connective Tissue Diseases
SLE, Sjogren’s and Systemic Sclerosis
Shoulder conditions like Frozen Shoulder, Subacromial impingement
Conditions of Elbow including Golfer’s and Tennis Elbow
Trigger Finger
Behchet’s Disease
Osteoporosis
Complex rheumatological conditions which can present as fever like Familial Mediterranean Fever
Other Medical Conditions
Diabetes
Hypertension
Infectious Diseases
Chest and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Diagnostic and Interventional Services
Ultrasound Guided Injections
Dr Taha Akhtar is trained in diagnostic musculoskeletal sonography and is one of the few rheumatologists in the city who can provide ultrasound guided injection therapy.
Platelet Rich Plasma Injections
It is well known that body has the ability to heal itself. Platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) is a form of regenerative medicine which attempts to take advantage of the blood’s natural healing properties to repair damaged cartilage, tendons, ligaments, muscles, or even bone. The technique involves taking blood from the patient and then centrifuging it to separate platelets which are rich in growth factors and then reinjecting it in the injured part of the body. This can be an osteoarthritic knee, tennis elbow or an injured tendon.
