Knee Joint

The knee joint is also frequently affected by psoriatic arthritis. Those affected notice this by movement restrictions, pain and usually a significant swelling in the hollow of the knee. Here too, it is important to treat the symptoms immediately and get the inflammation under control so that it does not lead to the dissolution of cartilage and periosteum in the knee joint, which could cause far more serious problems.

Physiotherapy for a psoriatic arthritis relapse in the knee joint is initially also about getting the patient pain-free through gentle exercises. In acute cases, cryotherapy is usually required or a cold application is usually necessary at first, so that the affected person can perform the gentle passive exercises with the therapist despite the pain. In the phase between the individual attacks, it is important that patients continue to perform stabilization, strengthening and mobilization exercises for their knee joint at home so that the mobility and strength of the knee joint is maintained over the long term. Patients feel more restricted in their everyday life when the knee joint is affected by the disease, as normal movement is only possible with great pain.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

In juvenile idiopathic arthritis, children under the age of 16 are already affected by the disease. The cause of the disease is unknown (hence the word: idiopathic). The disease can cause chronic inflammation of joints in infants, toddlers and children.

There are also various forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In the oligoarticular form, only 1-4 joints are affected, systemic JIV is usually accompanied by long fever attacks, in enthesitis-associated arthritis, the tendon insertions (entheses) are particularly affected by the disease, and when skin and nails also show symptoms, it is called juvenile psoriasis arthritis. The symptoms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis vary greatly from individual to individual and can range from pain, swelling and inflammation to rash and inflammation of the eyes.The treatment scheme is also a combination of drug therapy, especially to bring pain and inflammation under control, as well as other forms of therapy such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, exercise therapy and many more. It is also important that the children remain active in everyday life and pay attention to their posture when doing activities that require sitting or standing.