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Do you offer LDRT for psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or polymyalgia rheumatica or fibromyalgia?

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Radiation Oncology · Michigan Healthcare Professionals, PC

I have treated for RA and PA. I have not had any referrals for PMR or fibromyalgia. I have not considered for fibromyalgia, as I don't understand the condition well.

For RA/PA, in many cases, they have not had any relief from medications, therapy, NSAIDs, and relying on opioids and other, at times, ...

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Rheumatology · Harvard Medical School

There has long been a fascination with low dose radiation therapy (LDRT) as a treatment modality for various musculoskeletal disorders. Radium and radon mines throughout Europe and parts of the US were once popular destinations for those afflicted with chronic pain.

In the 1950s, LDRT was offered a...

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