Treatments for Psoriatic Arthritis: An overview

This leaflet has been written to help you understand the treatments that are currently available to treat psoriatic arthritis. It is not designed as a replacement for your doctor's advice and no single treatment is recommended in preference to any other.

Contents include:

• Biologics
• Corticosteroids
• Disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
• Mechanical pain relief
• Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
• Occupational therapy and rehabilitation
• Pain management
• Podiatry
• Physiotherapy
• Surgery
• Targeted synthetic DMARDs
• Topical analgesics
• Lifestyle
• Other forms of treatment

Reviewed and revised December 2024