The Ghost of Past Fears: Stigma of Using Mobility Aids When Traveling...Living with multiple chronic illnesses and having limited mobility has forced me to face fears that I never expected to. The stigma...reactionscomments
How To Buy A Mobility Aid When Insurance Won’t Cover It...Many of us who have psoriatic arthritis will find ourselves in need of a mobility aid at some point. Those who require...reactions2comments
Can Yoga Help Manage My Psoriatic Arthritis Pain?...I’ll be the first to admit, exercising has never be my forte, as they say. While I’ve always at least been “active,”...reactionscomments
Driving Miss Covert...Prior to being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, I loved driving. I had the freedom to go wherever I wanted when I wanted...reactionscomments
Tips for Travel: Flying with PsA...Flying has never been my favorite mode of transportation. However, it is the fastest way to get where I need to go...reactions1comment
Changing How I Plan for Vacations...For most people vacations provide an escape from their everyday lives. It’s a time when they don’t have to follow a rigid...reactionscomments
My Experience with Infusion Therapy...You’ve spoken with your doctor, read through all of the information, and decided to give one of the infusion medications a try...reactionscomments
My Better Life...I learned many years ago that having psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis has turned out to be a blessing for me. I no...reactionscomments
Treatment Discrimination for Chronic Pain...Treatment discrimination for chronic pain can occur for those who need prescription pain relief and for those who opt to treat their condition naturally.reactions1comment
Taking A Nap: My Guilty Pleasure (and Treatment!)...Do you find yourself feeling guilty for needing to rest or nap? I used to. In addition to feeling guilty I would...reactionscomments
When Another Medicine Doesn't Work: Feeling Defeated...Hopeless. Lost. Defeated. Unfortunately these feelings are not uncommon to me. Sometimes they feel like a vicious cycle of emotions when it...reactionscomments
Playing Jenga: Taking Risks With Each Piece...One of the things I’ve noticed about living with psoriatic arthritis is that no two days are the same. There is a...reactionscomments
The Impact of PsA on Young Teenagers...“Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.A circle is round, it has no end. That's...reactions2comments
Top 5 Flare Signs: How My Family Knows...I know when a flare is coming on. I’ve learned to identify the signs sure as I know my birthday or eye...reactions6comments
Lactic Acid Rollers and the Squatty Potty – Your Community Recommendations...When managing psoriatic arthritis, sometimes the best recommendations come from fellow sufferers. That’s why we like to keep track of the products...reactions2comments
So Frustrated! My Pain Dismissed Due to Pre-Existing Conditions...My friends and family think that the pain from psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia is the most difficult aspect of my life. For...reactions3comments
Tips For Combatting Sleep Struggles...Sleep doesn’t always come easy for those of us with PsA. We suffer from insomnia, painsomnia, and sometimes our bodies would rather...reactions5comments
Sticking With My Diet While Flaring...I thought figuring out a diet plan that didn’t increase pain and inflammation was tough, but it was a walk in the...reactionscomments
Volunteer to Help Those with PsA...National Volunteer Week is April 23-29. This is a great time to help those in the psoriatic arthritis community in many ways:...reactionscomments
A New Year’s Resolution: Listen...As we look forward to 2017, we make many resolutions to start the year off right include losing weight, getting organized and...reactionscomments