Mark Borigini, M.D.
Mark Borigini is a doctor primarily located in Bethesda, MD, with another office in Downey, CA. He has 29 years of experience. His specialties include Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. He wrote for HealthCentral as a health professional for Pain Management and Osteoporosis.
Latest by Mark Borigini, M.D.
Do You Have Mild, Moderate, or Severe RA?
How different are the symptoms between mild, moderate, and severe RA - and how do you treat each type?
Treatment Options for Rheumatoid Arthritis - Pros and Cons
There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, this almost goes without saying. However, there are a variety of medications which not only provide relief from pain and inflammation, but which also have the potential to put the disease into remission. And ...
When is it OK to Switch Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that has no cure. It is an autoimmune disorder, in which the patient’s own immune system attacks its own tissues. The goal is to quiet this attack, and put a halt to the inflammation. The approa...
The Double Why-Me: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hepatitis C
While the past decade has seen great advances in the understanding and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, there are still segments of the rheumatoid arthritis population that have not been able to even try many newer treatments due to the presence of ...
The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain
Medications are the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain. Research has shown that 80% of primary care patients with low back pain were prescribed at least one medication when seen by the primary care provider; more than one third w...
X-rays Work Better for RA Than MRIs
While the traditional x-ray is still the radiologic tool most used by rheumatologists to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has slowly but surely developed a following among some rheumatologists. This is because MRI studi...
For Now, Rheumatoid Arthritis Means Taking Medication For the Rest Of Your Life
The question invariably asked by every rheumatoid arthritis patient: Do I have to take these medications for the rest of my life? I do not know the answer to this question for any individual patient. But I do know that the answer, in general, is usua...
Prescribing Narcotics: A Doctor's Point of View
It has been about ten years since the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched what some feel is a targeted war on drugs, the battleground being your Doctor’s office. The DEA feels there has continued to be a diversion of prescrip...
When Satisfactory Biologics Are Not Enough: Satisfying Sex With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Autumn is here. Whether it is because we are cold, or we sense the never-ending cycle of life heading into its dormant period, it is not surprising we find ourselves reaching out toward that significant other. We hold that loved one and wish life to ...
Medicinal Marijuana: The Myths, the Money, the Munchies
Marijuana has been used as a medical treatment for many centuries. We have been hearing more about so-called medicinal marijuana because of the recent United States Supreme Court ruling that essentially concluded that state laws permitting medicinal ...