Prof. Tahir specialises in the follow conditions.

Rheumatology

  • Soft tissue rheumatism (tendonitis, bursitis, epicondylitis, fasciitis, myositis, tenosynovitis)
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Sjögren’s syndrome
  • Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Polychondritis
  • Polymyositis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Infectious arthritis
  • Crystal-induced arthritis (gout, pseudogout)
  • Arthritis-associated with medical conditions
    • cancer, diabetes and other endocrinopathies, infections, bleeding disorder
  • Osteoporosis
  • Secondary anti-phospholipid syndrome
  • Spondyloarthropathies
    • ankylosing spondylitis
    • reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome)
    • psoriatic arthropathy
    • enteropathic spondylitis
    • reactive arthropath
  • Vasculitis
    • polyarteritis nodosa
    • Henoch-Schönlein purpura
    • serum sickness
    • Wegener’s granulomatosis
    • giant cell arteritis
    • temporal arteritis
    • Takayasu’s arteritis
    • Behçet’s syndrome
    • Hypersensitivity vasculitis
    • Kawasaki’s disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome)
    • Buerger’s disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)

General Medicine

  • Acute medical problems and general medical problems

Sports Medicine

  • Soft tissue problems, sports injuries and rehab
    • Ankle Sprain
    • Achilles Tendonitis
    • Back Pain
    • Groin Strain
    • Hamstring Strain
    • Knee Joint Injury
    • Runner’s Knee
    • Shin Splints
    • Shoulder Injury
    • Stress Fracture
    • Tennis/Golf Elbow