PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS

What is Psoriatic Arthritis?

Psoriatic arthritis is a form of chronic arthritis that affects some people who have psoriasis. It usually affects 3 in 10 people who already have the skin condition psoriasis. It can occur in people without skin psoriasis, particularly in those who have relatives with psoriasis.

PsA is a condition that combines the swollen, sore joints of arthritis with psoriasis.

Psoriasis typically begins during adolescence or young adulthood, and psoriatic arthritis usually occurs between the ages of 30 and 50. However, both conditions may occur at any age. In a small number of cases, psoriatic arthritis develops in the absence of noticeable skin changes.

PsA may be difficult to distinguish from other forms of arthritis, particularly when skin changes are minimal or absent.

It can start at any age and may affect children.

Causes

The specific cause of psoriatic arthritis is unknown.

Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune condition. It happens when your body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue by mistake. PsA most often affects your skin and your joints, which can become swollen, stiff, and painful. Over time, if you don’t treat it, the inflammation can damage joints and tissues.

The genes inherited from blood relatives, can make also more likely to develop psoriatic arthritis. If there are genes that put you at risk of this condition, the following may then trigger it:

• an infection

• an accident or injury

• being overweight

• smoking.

There is also an element of chance, and it might not be possible to say for certain what caused your condition.

Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are not contagious, so people can’t catch it from one another.

Types

Like other types of arthritis, psoriatic arthritis can be more or less severe. PsA may be:

• Oligoarticular: Usually a milder type that affects four or fewer joints

• Polyarticular: A more severe type that affects four or more joints

Symptoms

PsA can develop slowly, with mild symptoms, or it can develop quickly and severely. Some people may develop PsA in a joint after an injury. Development may also be related to genetics. Scientists estimate that at least 10 percent of the general population inherits one or more of the genes that create a predisposition to psoriasis.

General symptoms of PsA include:

• swollen, tender joints on one or both sides of your body

• morning stiffness

• swollen fingers and toes

• painful muscles and tendons

• scaly skin patches, which may get worse when joint pain flares up

• flaky scalp

• fatigue

• nail pitting

• separation of your nail from the nail bed

• eye redness

• eye pain (uveitis)

Spondylitis PsA, in particular, can also cause the following symptoms:

• spinal pain and stiffness

• pain, swelling, and weakness in your:

  • hips

  • knees

  • ankles

  • feet

  • elbow

  • hands

  • wrists

  • other joints

  • swollen toes or fingers

Symmetric PsA affects five or more joints on both sides of your body. Asymmetric PsA affects less than five joints, but they can be on opposite sides.

Homoeopathic treatment for psoriatic arthritis 

Homoeopathy has very effective role to play in diseases like psoriasis & psoriatic arthritis. Homoeopathy has several medicines for the psoriatic arthritis, but the selection these medicines depend upon individual symptoms. Homoeopathy helps completely to cure the PsA from its root cause

Brahma Madhurya Homoeopathy goals to treat the PsA as follows:

• removes swelling & tenderness of the joints

• removes pain from the muscles

• treats the underlying cause along with psoriasis

• improves the immunity

• prevent from the recurrence of the disease

• improves general health

• removes associated symptoms with the disease

• Medicines selected here will not have any side-effects

• These medicines do not consist of steroids or anti-inflammatory drugs.

• These medicines help you to overcome PsA from its root cause.

• These medicines are deep acting so it also helps in control the further degeneration of the disease.