Our services

If you are suffering from arthritis or another connective tissue disorder, Novant Health Rheumatology & Arthritis – Westbrook is here to help you find an effective treatment. Our providers work to understand your concerns and deliver an accurate diagnosis without delay. Then, your care team will look for the best way to manage or treat your condition so you can get back to the activities you enjoy.

We regularly diagnose and treat conditions including:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis (chronic inflammatory condition affecting the joints)
  • Psoriatic arthritis (arthritis affecting some people who have the skin condition psoriasis)
  • Gout (arthritis that causes pain, tenderness and redness in joints)
  • Lupus (inflammatory disease marked by the immune system attacking its own tissues)
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica (pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips)
  • Giant Cell Arteris (inflammation of blood vessels around the scalp)
  • Ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis affecting the spine and large joints)
  • Vasculitis (blood vessel inflammation)
  • Scleroderma (hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues)
  • Inflammatory myositis (chronic muscle inflammation and weakness)
  • Osteoporosis and osteopenia (conditions causing bone loss, or weak and brittle bones)
  • Tendinitis (inflammation of the tissue connecting bones)
  • Osteoarthritis (arthritis caused by tissue at the ends of bones wearing down)

Additional services

We offer a number of services in our clinic, both to assure you can get an accurate diagnosis without delay, and to help you manage your condition close to where you live. Services offered in our clinic include:

  • Joint injections
  • Infusion therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. This is offered in our dedicated infusion room, with a television and comfortable seating.
  • Routine lab tests