Feeling Hopeful After Diagnosis...I have a history of my foot swelling up without any obvious injuries. It’d happen about every 6-7 years. When it happened...reactions2comments
Pain is Common & Constant: The Impact on Quality of Life...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of Psoriatic-Arthritis.com) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactionscomments
Psoriatic Arthritis Community Recommendations: The Shoe Edition! (Part 2)...Finding the right shoes can make a huge difference when it comes to relieving the pain of psoriatic arthritis in the feet...reactions10comments
Misguided Anger: Angry At My Condition, Not My Loved Ones...A painful chronic illness like psoriatic arthritis can bring out the witch in even the kindest of people. Pain and fatigue often...reactions7comments
Psoriatic Pain: Get To The Expert...Recently my aunt learned she needs to have a knee replacement due to arthritis. Interestingly, until a few months ago she didn’t...reactions2comments
Getting Back on the Bike with Psoriatic Arthritis...Last month, I went for a bike ride, outside. It was the first time going for a ride in about a decade...reactions2comments
Excuses, Reasons, and Normalcy...Have you ever been accused of using your psoriatic arthritis as an “excuse”? Perhaps you needed to cancel plans or didn’t clean...reactionscomments
Finally a Diagnosis...It has taken 15 years to get a correct diagnosis of PsA. As a child, I had psoriasis on my face, elbows...reactions1comment
Mental Health and Psoriatic Arthritis...Having psoriatic arthritis is tough. Psoriatic arthritis not only tears a person's physical health down, but their mental health as well. It...reactions12comments
What is Dactylitis?...Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) often begins in the distal joints, those farthest away from the core of the body, such as the interphalangeal...
New on Humira...I'm new to this site, and glad I found you. Most of you have such wonderful stories to share and I'm hoping...reactions1comment
Three Myths about Using a Mobility Aid...Physical pain from psoriatic arthritis and my other chronic illnesses forced me to utilize mobility aids for much of my chronic life...reactions6comments
Resisting Resentment: Working Through the Anger on My Own...One of the many things I was not prepared to deal with after being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis was the resentment I...reactionscomments
FDA Makes Way for Experimental Drugs to Fight COVID-19...On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat...reactionscomments
PsA Friendly Exercises...I used to laugh at the notion that exercise could decrease my pain level. However, once I found the forms of exercise...reactionscomments
I Just Can't Catch Up: Managing Life with Psoriatic Arthritis...Life with psoriatic arthritis feels like a vicious cycle filled with too much to do, not enough time, and certainly not enough...reactionscomments
Why Saying “It Could Be Worse” Is Not Helpful or Kind...If you have a chronic health condition, you’ve likely heard “it could be worse” more times than you’d like to count. Sometimes...reactionscomments
Pain Relief For Early Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms...The onset of psoriatic arthritis can occur in many ways and at different times in your life. I started noticing pits on...reactions2comments
Facing It!...I have been diagnosed with psoriasis for nearly 30 years and psoriatic arthritis for the last 10 or so. The latter, of...reactions1comment
New Psoriatic Pain, Same Old Story...When I first started writing for this company it was almost a year ago. One of the first stories I turned in...reactions6comments
