| Natural treatment of psoriatic arthritis is a topic of | | | | cases, the disease destroys the joints and bones |
| debate because there are some who believe that | | | | leaving patients with painfully contorted, club-like hands |
| natural healing solutions can replace traditional medicine. | | | | and feet. |
| Some believe that this is a huge mistake. Psoriatic | | | | A precursor to joint disease is occasionally pitting and |
| arthritis is a serious disease and if left untreated will | | | | other changes in the fingernails. |
| worsen to the point where an individual is unable to | | | | Most people develop psoriatic arthritis at ages 35-45. It |
| perform daily activities. | | | | has occasionally been seen earlier in adults and |
| Once diagnosed a patient needs to be put on a | | | | children. Both the skin conditions and the joint |
| medication regimen which is strictly adhered to. Natural | | | | symptoms will come and go. It isn't clear how the |
| remedies may be administered in addition to traditional | | | | severity of the psoriasis symptoms affect the arthritis |
| medication, but should not be expected to replace the | | | | pain and vice versa. Recent surveys demonstrate a |
| traditional healing. | | | | correlation between persons with arthritis and psoriasis |
| Psoriatic arthritis is an arthritic joint disease with chronic | | | | symptoms. |
| skin scaling and fingernail abnormalities. Physicians treat | | | | Because of the severity of the symptoms many |
| several different forms of psoriatic arthritis, in some | | | | doctors prescribe NSAIDS which are anti-inflammatory |
| patients it affects the small joints: fingers and toes. In | | | | drugs. These are short-term solutions and do relieve |
| other patients the disease will affect joints on only one | | | | pain and inflammation, though long-term treatment |
| side of the body. Some patients are affected in the | | | | plans need to be evaluated. |
| large joints on both sides of the body. In some rare | | | | |