In addition to oral or injectable medications, there are a number of nonmedical, physical, and surgical treatments for psoriatic arthritis. The management of psoriatic arthritis is a team approach. In addition to your family doctor, dermatologist, and rheumatologist, you may work with a physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists are university-trained health care workers who try to help people achieve their highest level of physical function. Physiotherapists can develop and implement personalized programs that can:
- increase mobility and improve endurance
- restore and increase range of motion in joints
- control pain
- educate patients about their condition and pain-control techniques