Myositis & Muscle Weakness

Symptoms & patterns that may lead to evaluation

You do not need to have every symptom below — and having one does not mean you have a particular disease. These are the patterns that commonly lead to a rheumatology consultation:

• Difficulty climbing stairs, walking uphill or getting up from a chair or the floor.
• Difficulty lifting the arms, combing hair, reaching overhead or carrying objects.
• Progressive, often symmetrical weakness affecting everyday activities.
• Muscle pain, tenderness, cramps or marked fatigue occurring with weakness.
• A new or unusual rash occurring with muscle weakness.
• Swallowing difficulty, choking, voice change or neck weakness when clinically relevant.
• Abnormal muscle enzyme reports or muscle test results.
• Dry cough, breathlessness or reduced exercise tolerance occurring alongside inflammatory muscle symptoms.

Conditions that may be evaluated

How Dr. Baweja approaches diagnosis & treatment

Dr. Ashish Baweja combines a detailed clinical assessment with targeted investigations — blood tests and inflammatory markers, imaging, and where relevant procedures such as joint aspiration, nail fold capillaroscopy or biopsy — to reach an accurate diagnosis. Treatment plans follow current international (EULAR/ACR) guidelines and are personalised to your condition, lifestyle and goals, with an emphasis on achieving long-term remission and protecting quality of life.

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