Win M. Oo is a Rheumatologist based at Royal North Shore Hospital and Sydney Musculoskeletal Health in Sydney, NSW.
Rheumatology is about the joints, muscles, and the body’s immune system when it affects the way joints work. Win helps people with long-term joint problems, flare-ups, and day-to-day pain that can make simple things harder than they should be.
In many cases, that means looking after conditions like arthritis and osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the “wear and tear” type of joint pain, often linked with stiffness and aches that build up over time. Arthritis can be different from person to person, with swelling, pain, and times when symptoms calm down and then come back again.
Win also sees people with issues that sit around the knee, such as a Baker’s cyst. At times, cysts can feel tight or sore and can worry people, especially if they notice swelling. There’s also work around synovitis, which is when the lining around a joint gets irritated. That can lead to warmth, tenderness, and extra discomfort when you move.
Appointments are usually about sorting out what’s going on and making a plan that fits your life. That can include discussing symptoms, checking how joints move, and talking through what treatments might help most. In a calm and practical way, the focus is on getting pain under control, protecting joint function, and reducing flare-ups where possible.
Over time, rheumatology care often involves more than one step. Sometimes the next step is a medicine review. Other times it’s about lifestyle basics like staying active in a safe way, managing weight if needed, and planning movement that won’t keep the joints irritated. If you’ve had symptoms for a while, it can also help to make sure nothing else is being missed.
Win M. Oo’s work is grounded in hospital care and musculoskeletal health, with a steady approach to conditions that affect the hands, knees, and other joints. If you’re dealing with ongoing arthritis pain, sudden flare-ups, or swelling that won’t settle, Win can help you work out the likely cause and the best next steps for treatment.