Active todayWhat advice would you give a friend living with a rheumatic disease like psoriatic arthritis? Knowledge is power! What advice would you give a friend living with a rheumatic disease (like psoriatic arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia, RA, etc.)? Additionally, did you know of anyone who is...Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 repliesFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
FeaturedActive 3 days agoHave You Made Any Lifestyle Changes Since Having Psoriatic Arthritis? I'm sure we all have tried lifestyle changes such as dieting to help with our PsA. This helped when I was younger and gave me more energy. Exercise can be...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesTips & Advice
FeaturedActive 6 days agoHow do you take care during summer flares?Lately summer has been kicking my butt with flares, mostly resulting in me being quite fatigued and uncomfortable sweaty each day. I've been doing my best to take care of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesTreatmentTips & AdviceWeather
FeaturedHow do you deal with immense fatigue?I've been dealing with the worst fatigue lately, I wake up and then about 2 hours later I have the need to just pass out for the next 2-3 hours...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesFatigueFlaresTips & Advice
UpdateHey everyone, I thought it would be good to give an update, in case my experience managing psoriatic arthritis might help someone. I have had psoriatic arthritis for about four...Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 repliesTips & Advice
Managing a physically intensive vacation Diagnosed in 2016 with PSA. I have bad dactylitis in my right toes as well as chronic swelling and pain in tendons and ligaments around both knees currently making it...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCopingTips & AdviceTravel
How am I supposed to exercise???I have tried so many kinds of exercise for my PsA, and they all seem to lead to more pain! The only thing that didn't was doing water aerobics, but...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesExerciseTips & Advice
Has anyone else ever tried coconut oil?I've had psoriasis most of my adult life. A year or so ago I decided to try using coconut oil in the shower instead of just body wash(even the most...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTips & Advice
Conflicting AdviceSo I'm getting conflicting sets of advice from my regular physician and my rheumatologist. My rheumy wants to put me on Humira. In fact, I was supposed to start today...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesRheumatologistTreatmentTips & Advice
Tip tips and flare hacks!Hi all I thought I'd start a thread for tips and helpful advice to share when having joint pain flare ups. I'll start the ball rolling with telling you all...Reactions 0 reactions Comments28 repliesFlaresTips & Advice