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Please share an interesting fact about living with psoriatic arthritis.

13 doctors weighed in across 11 answers
Dr. Irving Harper answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: When stressed, the body emits chemicals that increase inflammation and pain, making symptoms worse.

Answered 8/4/2014

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Ignore: If it is treated appropriately, you should be pain free and not have to live with it.

Answered 6/12/2014

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Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Disease modifying agent are very useful in psoriasis.

Answered 6/12/2014

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Ignore: Diet,exercise, sunlight, derm and rheumatologist and medication.

Answered 6/3/2014

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Like with any arthritis, you must keep the joint moving to prevent muscle atrophy across the joint.

Answered 8/4/2014

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Dr. K. Mujib Haque answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: "Sausage Digits" and Nail Pitting are common signs of Psoriatic Arthritis.

Answered 7/1/2014

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Dr. Natalie Sieb answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Maintain a healthy weight to keep strain off joints. Exercise regularly, use hot and cold packs.

Answered 8/4/2014

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Ignore: Decreasing stress could decrease symptoms.

Answered 7/7/2014

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Dr. Glynis Ablon answered

Specializes in Dermatology

Ignore: If you have psoriasis, it doesn't mean you will get psoriatic arthritis.

Answered 1/29/2018

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Ignore: A person does not need to have psoriatic skin disease to have psoriatic arthritis.

Answered 8/19/2015

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Clarythromycin: Clarythromycin and Doxycycline are safe and effective anti-inflammatory drugs. Most doctors are unaw.

Answered 10/7/2017

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