Dr. Kenneth N Schikler M.D.
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
210 E Gray St Suite 1000 Louisville KY, 40202Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Kenneth Schikler practices Pediatric Rheumatology in Louisville, KY. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Schikler evaluates and treats a variety of joint, muscle, and bone disorders; including autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Kawasaki disease, post-infectious arthritis, chronic vasculitis, and inflammatory disorders of the muscle, eye, or other organs. Dr. Schikler also is trained in the evaluation of prolonged fever, unexplained complaints of chronic musculoskeletal pain, weakness, poor appetite, fatigue, and/or loss of function or skills.
Education and Training
University of Louisville School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pulmonary manifestations of rheumatic diseases.
- Psychological symptoms in chronic fatigue and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Development of validated disease activity and damage indices for the juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. II. The Childhood Myositis Assessment Scale (CMAS): a quantitative tool for the evaluation of muscle function. The Juvenile Dermatomyosi
- Is it juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia?
- Health status of patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at 1 and 5 years after diagnosis.
- Growth hormone therapy in juvenile arthritis: importance of classification.
- Expressive therapy in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.
- A randomized controlled trial of calcium supplementation to increase bone mineral density in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Further support for the statins as antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory agents: comment on the review by Abeles and Pillinger and the editorial by Arnaud and Mach.
- Potential polygenic influences on chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Metabolic myopathy a cause of rhabdomyolysis in adolescents.
- Systemic lupus erythematosus: pulmonary presentation in childhood.
- Physical activity monitoring in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia: findings from a clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy.
- Mass of individual muscles in the lower extremities of women with the hypermobility type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: comment on the article by Rombaut et al.
- Utility of the PedsQL rheumatology module as an outcome measure in juvenile fibromyalgia.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Anemia
- Fibromyalgia
- Back Pain
- Lupus
- Scleroderma
- Pain
- Dermatomyositis
Dr. Kenneth N Schikler M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 210 E Gray St Suite 1000
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