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Mood disorders commonly coexist with chronic physical health ailments, and new research suggests depression and anxiety might make it harder for PsA patients to achieve minimal disease activity (MDA).
Psoriatic arthritis patients with moderate and high disease activity had worse widespread pain, which could have an impact on how to best treat pain and disease activity.
Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis are linked to an increased risk of heart failure, but research shows that keeping disease activity low is good for your heart.
Most rheumatologists and public health experts want people living with rheumatic diseases like psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to get the vaccine as soon as they can.
A new study found that patients with nail psoriasis may have more severe disease than those with healthy nails.
Patients with psoriatic arthritis and health care providers who treat it agree that managing fatigue requires a well-rounded approach that may include adjusting and/or supplementing your medication regimen, managing your mental health, and making other healthy lifestyle changes.
Fatigue is notoriously challenging for psoriatic arthritis patients and their doctors to discuss and manage, but better care starts with better communication.
If you have chronic fatigue, you know it’s more than just being tired. Treating fatigue in psoriatic arthritis effectively starts with understanding the many different things that can cause it.
Many patients with psoriatic arthritis consider fatigue to be one of the most problematic symptoms, after joint pain. Being able to identify and describe what fatigue feels like may help both loved ones and health care providers better understand your experience.
Fatigue in a chronic illness like psoriatic arthritis is very different from feeling tired after a late night or early morning. Here’s the difference between having fatigue and feeling tired — and why it matters.