Early symptoms with psoriatic arthritis are important. People will complain of pain and swelling in their joints – hands, feet, wrists, etc. They may have a small patch of psoriasis or have psoriasis covering many areas of the body.
In this video, Dr. Orbai with the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center discusses the signs and symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis
Dr. Rebecca Manno talks about how research has shown that exercise helps joints with arthritis.
This video covers the step by step procedure of a joint injection.
Dr. Myma Albayda, Director of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Injection Clinic, talks about what a joint injection is, why a patient would benefit from it, what the risks are, as well as what the procedure entails.
Dr. Ana-Maria Orbai speaks with newly-diagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis patient Suzanne about how Psoriatic Arthritis affects her daily life. Dr. Orbai offers some helpful tips to specifically help Suzanne with fatigue.
Patients with a rheumatic disease are at a higher risk for infection due to their disease or medications. Dr. Chris Mecoli from the Division of Rheumatology speaks with Dr. Erika Darrah about steps a patient could take in order to prevent infections.
Vicky Ruffing, RN, BC-Rheumatology, walks us through how to inject Kevzara.
Vicky Ruffing, RN, BC-Rheumatology, walks us through how to inject Simponi.
Vicky Ruffing, RN, BC-Rheumatology walks us through how to inject Orencia ClickJect-Autoinjector.
Victoria Ruffing, RN, BC-Rheum, Director of Nursing and Patient Education at the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center walks through what to expect during your first infusion.
Practicing yoga just two or three times a week can improve pain, physical fitness, and mood. Sometimes people living with arthritis can feel intimidated from approaching a yoga practice. In this video we’ll show you a few ways that you can modify a yoga practice to make it more accessible, safer, and more comfortable for those with arthritis. We’ll discuss safe ways to get up and down from the floor, ways to adjust the poses for both wrists and knees, and yoga poses that you can do seated in a chair.
Psoriatic arthritis, in short called PsA, is a rheumatologic disease that effects about 1.5 million Americans. About one in three people with the skin disease psoriasis, will get psoriatic arthritis. It affects the joints as well as the tendons, and it may also affect the spine.