Living with arthritis doesn't mean accepting constant pain and limited mobility. At Millennium Park Medical Associates in Chicago, Dr. Farah Khan provides comprehensive arthritis treatment that reduces inflammation, manages pain, and helps you maintain an active lifestyle. Whether you're dealing with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or other forms of inflammatory joint disease, we create personalized treatment plans tailored to your condition.
Located in the Loop near Millennium Park, our practice specializes in the treatment and management of rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic joint conditions. From initial diagnosis to ongoing disease management, we coordinate your complete care, including RA arthritis medication management, lifestyle modifications, and specialist referrals when needed.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition where your immune system attacks healthy joint tissues, causing painful inflammation, swelling, and progressive joint damage. Unlike osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis often affects joints symmetrically (both hands, both knees) and causes morning stiffness lasting over an hour. Without proper treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, the condition worsens over time, potentially causing permanent deformity. Early, aggressive treatment with disease-modifying medications significantly improves long-term outcomes.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis develops when the protective cartilage that cushions your joints breaks down over time due to aging, previous injuries, or repetitive stress. It most commonly affects knees, hips, hands, and spine, causing pain that worsens with activity and improves with rest.
Other Arthritis Types
We also diagnose and manage psoriatic arthritis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, and other inflammatory joint conditions with treatment approaches tailored to each condition.
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of arthritis focuses on controlling inflammation, preventing joint damage, reducing pain, and maintaining mobility. Our comprehensive approach combines medications, lifestyle modifications, and ongoing monitoring.
Disease-Modifying Medications – For rheumatoid arthritis, DMARDs and biologic medications slow disease progression and prevent permanent joint damage. These RA arthritis medications suppress the overactive immune response and include treatments like methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, and biologic therapies targeting specific inflammatory pathways.
Anti-Inflammatory & Pain Relief – NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and pain medications manage symptoms and reduce inflammation during flares. These provide symptom relief while disease-modifying treatments work long-term.
Physical Therapy & Lifestyle Management – Low-impact exercise, weight management, joint protection techniques, and dietary modifications support joint health and improve function. We provide personalized guidance on daily habits that reduce arthritis symptoms.
Ongoing Monitoring – Regular blood tests, physical examinations, and symptom assessments ensure your treatment remains effective. We adjust medications as needed to maintain disease control while minimizing side effects.
Patients throughout Chicago's Loop and surrounding neighborhoods choose our practice for personalized attention and quality care that fits their lives. Dr. Farah Khan combines over 20 years of internal medicine experience with a genuine commitment to listening, clear communication, and treatment plans that actually work.
Whether you need routine primary care, chronic disease management, or our aesthetic and wellness services, you'll experience thorough, unhurried care from a team that knows you by name, not just your chart number.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where your immune system attacks joint tissues, causing inflammation and damage. It often affects multiple joints symmetrically and can occur at any age. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition characterized by cartilage breakdown over time, typically affecting specific joints and becoming more common with aging or after injury. Rheumatoid arthritis treatment focuses on controlling the immune response, while osteoarthritis treatment emphasizes pain management and function preservation.
Diagnosis involves physical examination of affected joints, blood tests (including rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies), inflammatory markers (ESR and CRP), and sometimes imaging studies. Early diagnosis is crucial. If you experience prolonged morning stiffness, joint swelling, or symmetric joint pain lasting more than six weeks, schedule an evaluation at our Chicago office.
While arthritis cannot be cured, it can be effectively managed. With appropriate treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, many patients achieve remission or low disease activity. Osteoarthritis progression can be slowed with proper management. The goal is to control symptoms, prevent damage, and maintain quality of life.
Not necessarily for initial management. Dr. Khan provides comprehensive arthritis care, including diagnosis and treatment with common RA arthritis medications. We refer patients to rheumatologists for complex cases when the disease isn't well controlled with standard treatment or when specialized procedures are needed. Many patients receive excellent long-term management at our primary care practice.
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