Anuradha Sooda is a rheumatologist based in Murdoch, WA, Australia. She looks after people with conditions that affect the muscles and the way the body handles inflammation. If you’ve been dealing with ongoing muscle pain, weakness, or feeling run down, a rheumatology appointment can help sort out what’s going on.
In her clinic, Anuradha focuses on muscle-related problems such as myositis, including inclusion body myositis and cytoplasmic body myopathy. These conditions can be slow to change over time, and symptoms often build up gradually. At times, they can also make everyday things feel harder, like getting up from a chair, climbing stairs, or using your hands for normal tasks.
She also sees people for issues related to mononucleosis. Many people know it as “mono,” and it can cause a mix of tiredness, sore throat, swollen glands, and feeling wiped out for weeks. Muscle aches and aches around the body can happen too, so it makes sense to get the bigger picture checked when symptoms don’t settle as expected.
Rheumatologists spend a lot of time working out the cause, not just the symptoms. That might involve talking through your history, looking closely at how your symptoms are behaving, and making sure the plan matches what you’re actually experiencing. In many cases, she helps people understand the difference between flare-ups, longer-term muscle weakness, and other causes that can look similar at first.
Managing these conditions is often about the long game. Treatments may need adjusting as the months go by, and it can take time to find what helps most. Anuradha’s approach stays practical and grounded, with clear next steps and a focus on getting you through the day-to-day. She understands that living with fatigue or changing strength can be stressful, and she aims to keep care calm and steady.
For people who are still trying to get a diagnosis, early support can matter. Muscle conditions can affect mobility, comfort, and confidence, and getting the right guidance sooner can reduce uncertainty. Over time, she works to support patients with ongoing care, monitoring, and sensible follow-up.
Her work is focused on rheumatology and the muscle-related conditions listed above, including inclusion body myositis, cytoplasmic body myopathy, mononucleosis, and myositis. She keeps up with current clinical thinking and uses that knowledge to guide day-to-day decisions for patients.