Oct 22, 2026 | Arthritis, Blog, Inflammation
Many patients think of arthritis as one condition. In reality, you can have more than one type at the same time. It’s especially common for someone with an inflammatory condition like ankylosing spondylitis to also develop degenerative “wear-and-tear” arthritis. The...
Oct 22, 2026 | Biologics, Blog
Steroid shots helped at first, but the pain came back? That’s one of the most common things patients tell a Chicago rheumatologist. The reason usually isn’t the shot itself. Steroid injections treat inflammation, but they don’t fix the problem that causes many cases...
Oct 22, 2026 | Ankylosing Spondylitis, Blog
Degenerative disc disease and ankylosing spondylitis can both cause serious pain in the spine. Because the pain shows up in the same place, people often assume they’re the same thing. They are very different conditions, with different causes, different symptoms and...
Oct 22, 2026 | Back Pain, Blog, Hip Pain, Pelvic Pain
Lower back pain and hip pain are some of the most common reasons people see a doctor. Many patients go through scans, treatments, and months of discomfort without finding the real source of their pain. Sometimes the cause is a joint most people have never heard of:...
Oct 22, 2026 | Back Pain, Blog, Hip Pain, Pelvic Pain
Struggling with chronic lower back pain, buttock pain, or hip pain that won’t go away? The source may be a joint many people have never heard of: the sacroiliac (SI) joint. As a Chicago rheumatologist and regenerative medicine physician, Dr. Siddharth Tambar sees many...
