Psoriatic Arthritis and Osteoarthritis – Causes and Hip Affection

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Psoriatic Arthritis and Osteoarthritis – Causes and Hip Affection

Sunday, April 13th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis are usually linked together when talking about inflammatory types of arthritis because of similar manifestations of the disease. Psoriatic arthritis usually comes linked with psoriasis and is very common in patients that have tissue type HLA-B27. Also, around 80 percent of individuals suffering from psoriatic arthritis show nail lesions, usually pitting of the nails or even loss of the nail itself (condition known as onycholysis). Osteoarthritis is a condition that leads to joint pain caused by a wearing of the cartilage that needs to cover the joints and acts as cushions for them. In this case, patients end up with bone scratching bone and the discomfort and pain felt is high. Walking and standing become problematic and this directly affects the lifestyle of the individual.

In both psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis, the exact causes are unknown. We are also sometimes hit with hip affection that makes both disease much more difficult to handle because of the importance hips have in all types of movement of the human body. With osteoarthritis we can notice an increase chance of getting it with the passing of the years but psoriatic arthritis can appear whenever, regardless of age. We can also notice that people suffering from psoriatic arthritis or osteoarthritis will also have various cases of the disease running in the family. Psoriasis can also be mentioned here with similar observation.

When talking about hip affection of osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis, we do not have a cause why it is also affected but we do know one important factor. Overweight individuals will suffer more because of the extra stress on all joints affected by either diseases and on the hips that are very important in the human body. This brings up an immediate need to loose weight for those in question and also it must be understood that living a healthy life and undergoing a proper rest and exercise schedule can do wonders in dealing with psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis symptoms.

The hips are not usually affected by osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis but this does not mean that it can not happen in your particular case. Keep in mind that your doctor will prescribe a proper treatment and will also tell you various tips to include and modifications needed in your lifestyle including eating habits and rest patterns.

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