Wednesday 12 February 2014

What is psoriatic arthritis and its common symptoms?

Psoriatic Arthritis is an autoimmune disease under which the patient suffers from psoriasis and arthritis simultaneously. It is a form of inflammatory arthritis due to which patient suffers from swelling, pain and damage to the joints. At the same time, the skin of the patient also experiences a feeling of itchiness, inflammation and irritation. Red rashes appear on the skin accompanied by scales and lesions. There are five different types of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is also one among them and perhaps the major one.

Psoriatic arthritis is diagnosed by observing the symptoms of the disease. Some of the common symptoms of psoriatic arthritis are as mentioned below.
 
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Pain in joints- The chief body parts which are affected by psoriatic arthritis include toes, ankle, knees, lower back, toes and fingers. All these body parts experience severe pain.
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Swelling in joints- Various joints of the body and especially those of hands, fingers, toes, knees and elbows suffer from the problem of swelling.  The swelling is found along the entire length of the joint and this condition is known as Dactylitis.      

Tenderness- The patients of Psoriatic Arthritis more often suffer from the problem of tenderness or pain at the point of connection of tendons or ligaments with the bones. It is mostly found at the heel or bottom of the foot.

To get relief from psoriatic arthritis, various treatment methods are available which include topical methods, medications and the natural treatments. The topical method includes use of some oils, lotions of ointment for psoriasis so as to get relief from the irritation or inflammation of the skin. The medications for the psoriatic arthritis or any other form of psoriasis include use of various drugs to get relief from pain internally. Natural treatment methods include use of some herbs or home remedies for treatment purpose.

Arthritis herbal remedies- It is quite important to get relief from pain, swelling and inflammation in the joints caused due to psoriatic arthritis. For this, you may take help from some herbal remedies for arthritis.  

Lime and black coffee- It is a great herbal remedy to get relief from acute pain in the arthritis condition. You can add lime juice to black coffee and consume it empty stomach in the morning.

Yucca root and water- You can also have mashed Yucca root mixed with water to get relief from the condition of arthritis.

Cayenne Pepper- You may also try cayenne pepper mixed with water or fruit juice to get relief from arthritis pain.

Eucalyptus Oil- You may also apply a mixture of olive oil and eucalyptus oil over the areas which suffer from severe pain. It gives instant relief from pain and inflammation.

Aloe Vera- Similarly, you may also apply aloe Vera gel to the affected area. It may also be taken internally to get relief from pain and inflammation in the joints.

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