{"id":46,"date":"2024-10-23T06:48:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-07-14T06:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:47:31","slug":"psoriatic-arthritis-psa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/psoriatic-arthritis-psa\/","title":{"rendered":"Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_block_module\" href=\"\">Make An Appointment<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Introduction<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Introduction: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex inflammatory condition that affects both the joints and the skin. It's a chronic disease that requires understanding and proper management. This overview will provide essential information about PsA, its symptoms, who it affects, how it's diagnosed, and ways to manage the condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What is PsA? PsA is an inflammatory disease that causes joints to become swollen, stiff, and painful. It typically affects people who also have psoriasis, a common skin condition. The inflammation in PsA can impact various parts of the body, particularly the joints and surrounding tissues.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_animated et-waypoint\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hands-patient-suffering-from-psoriasis-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"hands-patient-suffering-from-psoriasis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hands-patient-suffering-from-psoriasis-scaled.webp 1706w, https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hands-patient-suffering-from-psoriasis-1280x1921.webp 1280w, https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hands-patient-suffering-from-psoriasis-980x1471.webp 980w, https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hands-patient-suffering-from-psoriasis-480x720.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1706px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-62\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_0  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Symptoms: The main symptoms of PsA include:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul>\n<li><span>Red, scaly rash (psoriasis)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Swollen fingers or toes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Stiff, swollen, and tender joints<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Back pain and stiffness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Pain and swelling at the back of the heel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Changes in fingernails or toenails<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>General tiredness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Painful, red eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_1  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Who gets PsA? <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>PsA affects men and women equally and usually develops between the ages of 30 and 55. It can run in families, so if a family member has PsA, you may be at higher risk of developing it.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_2  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Diagnosis: Diagnosing PsA involves several steps:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ol>\n<li><span>Discussion of symptoms with a doctor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Physical examination<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Blood tests<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>X-rays of hands, feet, and spine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_3  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Treatment Options: <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>PsA treatment aims to reduce pain and stiffness, prevent joint damage, and slow disease progression. Treatment may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Exercise<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Physiotherapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Splints<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Medications (tablets or injections)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Creams or ointments for skin symptoms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>In rare cases, surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_4  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Self-Management: <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>To help manage PsA, individuals can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Engage in regular exercise (swimming, walking, cycling, yoga)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Maintain a balanced diet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Stay at a healthy weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Avoid smoking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Adhere to prescribed treatments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Rheumatological Conditions<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/psoriatic-arthritis-psa\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off et_pb_animation_off_tablet et_pb_animation_off_phone et-pb-icon\">;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/psoriatic-arthritis-psa\/\">Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_1 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/ankylosing-spondylitis-as\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off et_pb_animation_off_tablet et_pb_animation_off_phone et-pb-icon\">;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/ankylosing-spondylitis-as\/\">Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_2 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/rheumatoid-arthritis-ra\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off et_pb_animation_off_tablet et_pb_animation_off_phone et-pb-icon\">;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/rheumatoid-arthritis-ra\/\">Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_3 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/gout\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off et_pb_animation_off_tablet et_pb_animation_off_phone et-pb-icon\">;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/gout\/\">Gout<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_4 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_center  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/systemic-lupus-erythematosus-sle\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off et_pb_animation_off_tablet et_pb_animation_off_phone et-pb-icon\">;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rheumatology.kpmckajang.com\/index.php\/systemic-lupus-erythematosus-sle\/\">Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_specialty et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row et_d4_element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 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