Psoriatic arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis describes a condition that develops in people who have a skin condition called psoriasis. It causes joint swelling and inflammation and this usually occurs in the joints of the hands and fingers. Up to 30% of people with psoriasis will develop psoriatic arthritis. It is most common in individuals between the ages of 30 and 50 but can affect someone at any age. It is thought that genes, the immune system and environmental factors play a role in its onset. 85% of people will have psoriasis on the skin condition before any joint disease.

Symptoms

The symptoms of psoriatic arthritis are determined by the joints that the condition affects. Mostly this will be the fingers and the toes causing them to become inflamed and painful. Generalised fatigue, tenderness, pain and swelling over tendons and joints is common. Persistent morning stiffness is classic in psoriatic arthritis.

Treatment

The treatment of psoriatic arthritis centres around medications as directed by a medical practitioner. Chiropractors use a range of treatments to educate, reassure and importantly maintain movement and optimal function within affected joints.

Causes of low back pain

The following conditions are common causes of low back pain.

• Lumbar myelopathy
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Lumbar spinal stenosis
• Bone Spurs
• Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
• Pinched nerve
• Lumbar radiculopathy
• Lumbar facet joint pain
• Bulging Disc
• Herniated Disc
• Disc protrusion
• Discogenic pain
• Post laminectomy syndrome
• Coccydynia
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondyloarthropathy
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Reiter’s syndrome
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Enteropathic arthritis
• Sacroiliac disorders
• Foot drop
• Spinal neurofibroma
• Acute low pain
• Chronic low back pain
• Stiff low back
• Trigger points in the low back
• Red flags for low back pain
• Internal disc disruption
• Lumbar spondylosis
• Lumbar facet syndrome
• Lumbar foraminal stenosis
• Lumbar disc herniation
• Lumbar osteoarthritis
• Lumbar osteophytes