Helping you manage your psoriatic arthritis

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Pain is a common experience for people with psoriatic arthritis and if untreated it can be difficult to live with. Pain can affect how you think, what you feel and what you do. The good news is that there are things we can do to improve how we experience pain.

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Having good sleep, eating healthily, losing excess weight, limiting your alcohol intake, not smoking, and keeping physically active are all linked to less pain in people with psoriatic arthritis.

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Controlling inflammation using psoriatic arthritis treatments can ease the pain. You may need extra pain management. Everyone is different, you should speak to your doctor about what is available specifically to you to control pain.

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Some people with psoriatic arthritis find it helpful to design their life around their specific needs. Ask your healthcare team if you can visit an occupational therapist who can assess your needs and provide the physical aids you require. There are other things you can change yourself.

This Action Plan is designed to help you:

Just download it, Save it to your desktop and fill in your notes.

Or print it out and fill in your notes.

It’s a helpful reminder of all the small things you can do to make a difference.

I've come to accept that I can't try and do everything the same way that I used to. For example, I've moved everything I need to use regularly to the lower shelves so when I am having a flare up, I don't end up in pain trying to reach the top shelf.
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Background Evidence

Background Evidence

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Pain The advice given has been taken from the following evidence, expert opinion of healthcare professionals who look after people with psoriatic arthritis and the views of people living with psoriatic arthritis.
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