Psoriatic arthritis is a specific type of arthritis that
develops in 10 percent to 30 percent of people who have
psoriasis. The wide range is due to the difficulty in
accurately diagnosing psoriatic arthritis, particularly
in its milder forms.
Psoriatic arthritis can start slowly with mild symptoms,
or it can develop quickly. Symptoms include:
stiffness, pain, swelling and tenderness of the joints and
the soft tissue around them reduced range of motion morning
stiffness and tiredness nail changes, including pitting or
lifting of the nail—found in 80 percent of people with
psoriatic arthritis redness and pain of the eye, such as
conjunctivitis
Joints commonly affected by psoriatic arthritis are the wrists,
knees, ankles, lower back and neck. Psoriatic arthritis can
develop any time, but for most people it appears between the
ages of 30 and 50, and it affects men and women equally.
I also have Spondylitis
Spondylitis
In about 5 percent of individuals, inflammation of the
spinal column is the predominant symptom. Inflammation
with stiffness of the neck, lower back, sacroiliac or
spinal vertebrae are common symptoms in a larger number of
patients, making motion painful and dificult.
Peripheral disease can be present in the hands, arms, hips,
legs and feet. Spondylitis, when severe, may be associated
with generalized symptoms
