What Is the Long-Term Prognosis of Psoriatic Arthritis? (1:01)
How psoriatic arthritis develops depends on how soon the disease is diagnosed and how quickly it is brought under control, says Darria Long-Gillespie, MD, Sharecare's chief doctor. In this video, she explains.
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The long-term Prognosis of Psoriatic Arthritis really depends on a number of things, it depends on how severe the initial inflammation and initial symptoms were, how quickly somebody got on treatment to quell the inflammation and how well they did. And all of those things, if you can quell the inflammation with the medications that you're not having pain, that means you're not having the destruction of your joints and you'll have function of your joints much longer. There are also a lot of things that patients can do in addition to medication, such as exercise, physical therapy, and even some studies have shown that some parts of diet may or may not help, but there are things that people can do in their own lifestyle.
Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune disorder linked to the skin condition psoriasis. Learn about the symptoms and treatment of psoriatic arthritis, and find out how to prevent painful flare-ups.
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