MANAGING YOUR PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS

Psoriatic Arthritis :

All you need to do is to take proper care of the flares that results from psoriatic arthritis and improve your health. You just need to be active and understand what your body needs rather than feeling low about the way you look. Let’s see how being proactive can help you get and feel better.

Take care of your skin: A proper skin care is very essential in treating your psoriatic arthritis. Here are few things that you have to be careful about. They include:

Do’s :

• Keep your skin moisturised to reduce the flares
• Use lotions that are rich in aloe vera, jojoba, capsaicin, zinc pyrithione and as it lubricates your skin
• Luke warm oat meal and Epsom salt baths reduces the irritation.
• Get in to the habit of moisturising the skin throughout after a shower or a bath or swimming. The skin remains smooth and reduces the flares or an outbreak of flares.
• Exposure to sunlight is also good and make sure you use a sunscreen

Don’ts :

• Do not use perfumed soaps as they may react on your skin
• Make sure you check for any alcohol content in the creams/soaps you buy for your psoriasis as they may irritate your skin
• Use natural and gentle soaps and moisturisers.
• Do not expose yourself to cold dry air
• Avoid sunburn

Talk to your physician regarding the amount of exposure that you can have in the sun prior to exposing yourself to sunlight.

Exercise Regularly: Exercising regularly will heal a lot of your physical and emotional ailments. Apart from that it is very good for your psoriasis arthritis. It provides muscle strength and eases your pain in the knees or hands or joints. Exercising pattern again depends on the symptoms you have been experiencing and hence talk to your physician about your workout regimen. These exercises give strength to your muscles and improve your flexibility that will also help you have strong joints. Strength training too is very helpful to enhance the strength in your joints. Also exercising in water such as swimming too can help your cardio vascular fitness.

Sleep is very essential: Patients with psoriasis arthritis tend to get tired very quickly. The best way to release your fatigue is by getting adequate sleep. Sleep removes your stress. Some people find it difficult to fall asleep. Avoiding alcohol, caffeine and nicotine based drinks before going to bed will get you good sleep. Also, a proper time for sleeping and waking up will put your activities and schedule on the right track. It will improve your confidence and zest for life.

WHY KIMS?

KIMS is the best Orthopaedic hospital for Arthritis in Hyderabad, India, as they have the most experienced rheumatologists in Hyderabad who have enabled the psoriatic arthritis patients lead a better and calm lifestyle through their treatments and counselling. The top arthritis doctors in Hyderabad are at KIMS Hospitals, so be assured of the best treatment.