The work started in the department since the hospital’s construction till now. It introduces several services for its patients through:
- Rheumatism unit which diagnoses and treats all kinds of rheumatism.
- Electromyography and nerve conduction (EMG).
- Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine.
- Local injection and joint injection unit.
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnosing several diseases.
- Delivering the educational process and applying the highest quality criteria to the 5th year students and to the postgraduates (master and doctorate).
- Organizing periodical conferences and workshops .
Here is a list of conferences and workshops organized by the department:
- The 1st rheumatism for rheumatologists in upper Egypt.
- The 1st workshop on diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and joint injection.
- The 2nd workshop on diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and joint injection.
- The Conference of the European Association for musculoskeletal ultrasound.
- The conference for Updates of Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Conference of Updates of Rheumatology.
- A workshop on joint injection.
- A workshop on Spasticity by using Botox