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Psoriatic arthritis has literally been a pain in the knee and back for me. I used to love taking jogs or going for a run. These days all I can...

Psoriatic arthritis can change how you live your life every single day. This condition is the center of the wheel that outreaches to all different aspects of life: physical and...

The journey searching for a clear cut diagnosis is long, cruel, and exhausting. Some have struggled for years, while others are still endlessly searching for answers. In my case, I...

Editorial Note: This article was contributed by a guest author. This is one of those articles intended for the ones who love those of us in chronic pain, more than...

Trying something new became heartbreaking and exhilarating all at the same time. It also became a theme of sorts for 2019. I received news of remission for psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s...

Please do not take this as the standard stiffness all of us with psoriatic arthritis usually experience first thing in the mornings. I want to talk more about being active...

One of my pre-diagnosis symptoms of psoriatic arthritis was enthesitis. Of course, I didn’t know it at the time, but that was the name for the pain that radiated from...

In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of Psoriatic-Arthritis.com) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of...

Finding the right shoes can make a huge difference when it comes to relieving the pain of psoriatic arthritis in the feet. Symptoms of psoriatic arthritis in the feet may...

Recently my aunt learned she needs to have a knee replacement due to arthritis. Interestingly, until a few months ago she didn’t even know she had arthritis. She thought she...

Last month, I went for a bike ride, outside. It was the first time going for a ride in about a decade. Sure, I’ve used the bike at the gym...

Have you ever been accused of using your psoriatic arthritis as an “excuse”? Perhaps you needed to cancel plans or didn’t clean the house. Maybe someone said to you in...

Having psoriatic arthritis is tough. Psoriatic arthritis not only tears a person's physical health down, but their mental health as well. It is something I battle to this very day...

If you have a chronic health condition, you’ve likely heard “it could be worse” more times than you’d like to count. Sometimes it comes from a loved one, from a...

Alright, listen up. Being a caregiver and supporting someone you love who is living with PsA can really make a person angry. No truly, it can royally suck. From feelings...

The onset of psoriatic arthritis can occur in many ways and at different times in your life. I started noticing pits on my nails in my early 20’s and didn’t...

When I first started writing for this company it was almost a year ago. One of the first stories I turned in was on predicting the weather when you have...

The thing about living with a sometimes-invisible disease is that it sort of feels like it's you against the world. You're living with this secret, this shadow, this double-life —...

People who have chronic health conditions like ankylosing spondylitis (AS) or other similar diseases might be advised by their regular doctor or primary care physician to see a specialist known...

Do you know what my husband needs? A hug. A reassuring hand on his arm. A gentle back rub. All simple physical gestures, and all too frequently beyond my ability...