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Dr Kirsten Mackay specialises in all aspects of Rheumatology (including all forms of Rheumatism, painful joints, back pain, Osteoporosis and sports medicine).

She has a particular interest in early inflammatory arthritis (e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis), Biologic therapies, Gout, Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis).

What to expect at your first consultation.

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To make a diagnosis:

I will listen to your symptoms, ask some additional questions, examine you and then discuss the diagnosis, investigation and treatment plan.

Regarding the examination, I will need to examine all of the joint areas giving you pain, stiffness, tenderness and/or are swollen.

I may need to examine your heart, lungs, abdomen or nervous system.

How can I help you?

I can assess your symptoms and make a diagnosis. I may need to organise some investigations to confirm a diagnosis.

I can prescribe appropriate medications to control or cure your symptoms.

I can give you appropriate advice (including written advice) regarding your condition to aid treatment and ease or settle your symptoms.

I can inject any joints that require injection to ease your joint pain and /or swelling.

Conditions Treated

I treat the following diseases

Inflammatory Arthritis including:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Axial Spondyloarthritis (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Reactive Arthritis
Enteropathic Arthritis (inflammatory arthritis associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease)

Crystal Arthropathies including:
Gout
Pseudo-gout

Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis

Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases including:
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE, Lupus)
Scleroderma
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Myositis & Polymyositis & Dermatomyositis
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Vasculitis

Fibromyalgia

Soft Tissue Rheumatism including:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tennis elbow
Golfer’s elbow
Plantar fasciitis
Greater Trochanteric Bursitis
Subacromial Bursitis

Back and neck pain including:
Sciatica
Vertebral disc prolapse
Back strain
Vertebral fractures

(There are at least 200 different conditions that can cause joint symptoms!)

Symptoms Treated

Joint pain

Joint stiffness

Joint swelling

Back. Neck pain +/- stiffness

Muscle pain +/- stiffness

High levels of inflammation and immune activity

Headache with scalp tenderness (associated with fatigue, muscle aching and stiffness)

Fatigue with muscle / joint tenderness, poor sleep and exhaustion

Sciatica: burning pains down legs

Pins and needles (or numbness) in hands / fingers or feet

Back pain related to osteoporosis and fractures

Referrals

I accept referrals from:

  • General Practitioners
  • Other Consultants
  • Other professionals such as Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Chiropractors and Ostoepaths
  • Self referral

I accept patients referred via medical  insurance companies and those paying for themselves (I am fee assured).

I do not undertake medico‐legal work .

Cost

We will confirm our consultation fees, when you enquire about booking your appointment. Directions to the clinic will be sent to you at the time of booking.