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Learn About Psoriatic Arthritis - 2

...Women and men seem to be pretty equally affected by psoriatic arthritis, whereas osteoarthritis affects nearly twice as many women as it does men. One in seven cases of psoriatic arthritis involve the arthritic symptoms occurring much earlier than any skin problems or skin involvement of the condition.

There are some different types of psoriatic arthritis. There is symmetric psoriatic arthritis where joints on both sides of the body are affected simultaneously. This type accounts for about fifty percent of all psoriatic arthritis cases.

Asymmetric psoriatic arthritis affects around thirty-five percent of people suffering from the disorder. This type of psoriatic arthritis tends to be more mild and does not occur in the same joints on both sides of the body.

Less than five percent of psoriatic arthritis patients suffer from arthritis mutilans which is characterized by severe joint damage and is known to progress over months and years until some type of severe damage is noticed.

Spondylitis is a type of psoriatic arthritis characterized by stiffness in the neck or spine and can also affect the feet or hands. Distal interphalangeal predominant arthritis is characterized by pain and stiffness in joints located closest to the tips of fingers and toes.

The main treatment used for psoriatic arthritis is the administering of anti-inflammatory drugs and nutitional supplements. When psoriatic arthritis does not respond to such treatment, sometimes immunosuppresants such as methotrexate may be used to treat the psoriasis in addition to the arthritis.

You will be glad that you came and learned more about psoriatic arthritis, as this will open a window that you can use to learn about what is available to you. You can see there are many options for you to choose from, and you should try learning about them all before making a choice.

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