Why choose Adena?
If joint pain, stiffness, swelling, or inflammation is affecting your daily life, you deserve answers and a care plan that fits your needs. At Adena Health, your care begins with understanding your symptoms, health history, and how your condition affects your daily routine.
From there, our rheumatology team works with you to develop a care plan based on your diagnosis, goals, and long-term needs. Treatment may include medication management, lifestyle guidance, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nutritional support, or referrals for additional care when needed.
With rheumatology care available in Washington Court House and Chillicothe, patients across southern Ohio can access specialty care closer to home.
Overview
Rheumatology focuses on conditions that affect the joints, muscles, bones, and immune system. While occasional aches and stiffness can happen, ongoing joint pain, swelling, inflammation, fatigue, or limited mobility may be signs of a rheumatic or autoimmune condition that needs medical attention.
Adena Health provides diagnosis and treatment for conditions such as arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, psoriatic arthritis, and other musculoskeletal or autoimmune diseases. Our rheumatology specialists use non-surgical treatment options to help manage symptoms, improve movement, and support a better quality of life.
Our Services and Treatments
We offer in-house lab testing and imaging to diagnose the source of your condition. We also provide education on your disease to help you fully understand your condition and treatment so you know you’re making the right decisions for your health.
- Lifestyle changes
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Nutritional therapy
- Medication and surgery
Conditions Treated
Adena Rheumatology treats a wide variety of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders conditions, including:
Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis and joint pain
Crystal arthritis (gout, pseudogout)
Giant cell arteritis (inflammation of the arteries)
Inflammatory arthritis
Inflammatory muscle disease
Lupus and other connective tissue diseases
Polymyalgia rheumatic
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Scleroderma
Sjogren’s syndrome
Vasculitis
Rheumatology FAQs
Adena Health offers rheumatology care in Washington Court House and Chillicothe for patients across southern Ohio. These locations help patients access care for arthritis, joint pain, lupus, gout, and other rheumatic or autoimmune conditions closer to home.
Yes. Adena Health provides rheumatology care in Washington Court House, which may be convenient for patients in Fayette County and nearby communities, including Hillsboro, Circleville, London, and Wilmington.
A rheumatologist diagnoses and treats conditions that affect the joints, muscles, bones, and immune system. This may include arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, psoriatic arthritis, and other autoimmune or inflammatory conditions.
If you have ongoing joint pain, swelling, stiffness, inflammation, or limited mobility, a rheumatologist can help determine what may be causing your symptoms. Adena Health rheumatology specialists provide diagnosis and treatment options for several types of arthritis and related conditions.
During your first rheumatology appointment, your provider will review your symptoms, health history, current medications, and any previous test results. They may also ask about joint pain, swelling, stiffness, fatigue, rashes, or other symptoms that could help guide your diagnosis and treatment plan.
Bring a current medication list, insurance information, referral details if needed, recent lab results, imaging reports, and notes about your symptoms. It can also help to write down when symptoms started, what makes them better or worse, and any questions you want to ask.
Our providers
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Kanchan Malhotra, MD
