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April 29, 2021
Typing and texting are everyday activities that many people don’t think twice about but when you’re living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) that is not the case. The finger, hand, and wrist inflammation that tends to be the hallmark of the chronic inflammatory disease makes living in the digital age a bit more painful. But it doesn’t need to be. Various treatments can help, and lifestyle management is crucial. Here are nine tips for texting and typing when you have psoriatic arthritis.
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Never Underestimate the Power of NSAIDs
NSAIDs like ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve) work by blocking the production of chemicals associated with pain and inflammation. “Repetitive exercise like typing and texting can aggravate and result in flare up of underlying inflammatory arthritis and result in pain or swelling,” says Saakshi Khattri, M.D., a dermatologist, rheumatologist, and internist at Mount Sinai New York. NSAIDs can be taken either at the onset