The Story Behind Rheum Therapeutics
Greetings!
We’re both board-certified rheumatologists, as well as avid pickleball players. After years of helping patients navigate joint and muscle pains and discomforts, and feeling those familiar post-game aches and pains and sprains ourselves, we found ourselves searching for an easy-to-use topical cream that could alleviate these pains in multiple ways.
In 2021, two scientists received the Nobel Prize for uncovering skin receptors that play a key role in how we experience pain and how our bodies block pain signals. Their discoveries opened the door to smarter, science-backed approaches to relief – and inspired us to explore what was truly possible with over-the-counter medications to relieve pain.
After researching active ingredients and testing what worked best, we created a multi-relief cream we could confidently stand behind. It’s become a meaningful part of our own routines, and it’s been very rewarding to see it help so many others, too.
We’re excited to share it with you, and hope it brings comfort to whatever movement or moment matters most to you.
Thank you for your trust in Rheum Therapeutics.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jane Ayala and Dr. Tom Rennie
Meet The Team
Meet Jane B. Ayala, MD
Dr. Jane B. Ayala is a Board-Certified Rheumatologist with over a decade of experience in private practice. She is originally from Brazil, and moved to the US in 2002. She completed six years of advanced training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX, where she served as Chief Resident/Clinical Instructor.
Dr. Ayala has been nominated by her peers and recognized as a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly in multiple years from 2015 through 2024, and named a Top Doctor as published in Texas Monthly from 2012 through 2014. Dr. Ayala received the National Institute of Medicine’s Award of Honor for Excellence in Rheumatology in 2013. In 2014, she was honored with the Vitals Patient’s Choice Award, and patients consistently recommend her to friends and family.
She was also named a Top Rheumatologist in San Antonio by the International Association of HealthCare Professionals in 2015. Dr. Ayala is a board member of the Central and South Texas Arthritis Foundation and also serves on the board of the State of Texas Association of Rheumatologists. Passionate about her patients, Dr. Ayala is active in her church and enjoys being a soccer fan and soccer mom. She also enjoys playing Pickleball and together with Dr. Rennie have been organizing a yearly Dink for a Cure Pickleball Tournament benefiting the Arthritis Foundation since 2020.
Meet Thomas A. Rennie, MD
Dr. Thomas A. Rennie, Jr. was born and raised in Ponca City, OK. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Zoology. He received his medical degree in 1994 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in Bethesda, MD. He completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, CO and Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, GA. Dr. Rennie completed his Rheumatology Fellowship in 1999 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. During this time, he also completed a Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Dr. Rennie is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
In 1999, Dr. Rennie was assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. During his assignment, he served as the Chief of Performance Improvement and Risk Management for the Department of Medicine, Co-director of the Uveitis Clinic and Chief of the Rheumatology Service. After he completed his 16 years of military service in May 2006, Dr. Rennie became a founding partner of Rheumatology Associates of South Texas in San Antonio, TX where he continues to practice. Dr. Rennie’s interests include spending time with his family, especially his granddaughters Lainie and Addie, pickleball, martial arts and all sports and outdoor activities. Dr. Rennie also is a Board Member on the Central and South Texas Arthritis Foundation Local Leadership Board.
How Rheum Relief Works
Menthol 1%
Blocks skin pain receptors and provides cooling relief.
Lidocaine 4%
Blocks nerves to decrease sensation and numb pain.
Methyl salicylate 0.6%
Blocks skin pain receptors, blocks the COX pathway to decrease pain and swelling and diverts nerves to sense other sensations (cold and heat).
CBD 6000 mg
Decreases pain and swelling by activating the endocannabinoid system.
Essential oils and terpenes
Helps regulate inflammation and decrease pain.
