27 with.. arthritis?

canadianlbs

llaurenmarie wrote: »

Now that I've been googling it may be connected to my psoriasis.

there is psoriatic arthritis, yes. your doctor and/or his staff sound even more unprofessional if you presented to them with that AND joint erosion, and all they said was 'take ibuprofen.'

i don't want to get into irresponsible turf, but i don't think it can hurt to tell you that if you have one of the autoimmune things going on, then inflammation control is a big key. it's not just for pain. the inflammation is actually the factor that 'eats' your cartilage and weakens the connective tissue of your joint capsules so that it's harder to maintain integrity and stability. so controlling it as well as possible is important even if you're not feeling symptoms like pain.

Chieflrg wrote: »

llaurenmarie wrote: »

Now that I've been googling it may be connected to my psoriasis.

Heavy lifting is a great way to combat the autoimmune diseases such as RA or psoriasis.

i have a lot of respect for you, and i also agree from my personal experience. but for what my opinion is worth, i really don't think the op should be stressing her joints with heavy loads and leverages of lifting until she knows what she's got going on. especially with existing 'arthritis' in the lumbar spine and her own current report of 'nerve tingling'.

lifting can be added once her situation is known and stabilized. i think that's a next-step kind of thing.

Chieflrg

canadianlbs wrote: »

llaurenmarie wrote: »

Now that I've been googling it may be connected to my psoriasis.

Chieflrg wrote: »

Heavy lifting is a great way to combat the autoimmune diseases such as RA or psoriasis.

i have a lot of respect for you, and i also agree from my personal experience. but for what my opinion is worth, i really don't think the op should be stressing her joints with heavy loads and leverages of lifting until she knows what she's got going on. especially with existing 'arthritis' in the lumbar spine and her own current report of 'nerve tingling'.

lifting can be added once her situation is known and stabilized. i think that's a next-step kind of thing.

I was only speaking from my experience. Not all doctors will tell you this and usually as in my case it was quite the opposite which led me to being crippled for a couple years.

Of course anybody doing lifting should start out at a reasonable weight where good form will be held through out the movement. This will put the least amount of stress on joints as well as add strength to the muscles supporting weak or damaged joints.

I was simply stating that lifting is very useful to combat the effects for the OP to keep in mind. I wasn't suggesting to go grab the heaviest thing and start pulling it off the floor. Perhaps I should of added that.

llaurenmarie

You are all wonderful. I'm just having many issues lately and it's very overwhelming. Mood swings with Flexeril? Depression. Anxiety. Thanks so much for your insight. I will see a rheumatologist, but I think I need to help my mind first

JeromeBarry1

From Dr. Axe a page about benefits of bromelain:

6. Joint Pain

Due to its powerful anti-inflammatory and analgesic characteristics, bromelain is fantastic for acute or chronic joint pain. This past winter, the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine published a research trial that evaluated 42 osteoarthritis patients with degenerative spine or painful joint conditions.

Two 650 mg capsules of bromelain were given to the patients 2 – 3 times each day on an empty stomach (depending on whether they had acute or chronic pain) and it was discovered that pain decreased up to 60% for acute situations and more than 50% for chronic disorders!