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What Disease Does Phil Mickelson Have? --- A Look at Psoriatic Arthritis Related Links How Bubba Watson Lost All That Weight Bubba Watson Wins 2012 Masters Tiger Woods Workout Top 10 Exercises to Improve Your Golf Swing Foods That Strengthen Erectile Performance Preview of the 2012 US Open-Phil, Bubba, Tiger and Rory Normal Waist Size Yoga Workout At Your Desk to Release Tension Blood Pressure-What It Means Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure Low Folate Harms Sperm Penis Shaving Bumps-Home Remedies Normal Penis Size Penis Hygiene Snoring Linked to Stroke "My Husband Snored Himself to Death" Good Night's Sleep Helps You Lose Weight April 17, 2012 By Alison Turner, Contributing Columnist Even if all that comes to mind when you think “golf” is immaculate green fields, country clubs, and for some reason the occasional call of the word “fore!”, you may nevertheless know the name Phil Mickelson. Phil Mickelson, or "Lefty" as he is affectionately called by golf fans around the world, is perhaps just as famous for his 38 PGA wins and his status as the 4th best golfer in the world as he is for being a darn good guy. In addition to the public attention given to Mickelson’s close ties with his wife for nearly 20 years , The Phil and Amy Mickelson Foundation that supports various youth and family initiatives, and his wife’s recent diagnosis with breast cancer , in 2010 Phil Mickelson released to the press that he has "psoriatic arthritis", a disease that will impact the rest of his career. Phil Mickelson is in no way alone in suffering with psoriatic arthritis, though the disease is relatively rare: a prevalence study conducted in 2005 by researchers with the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania found that psoriatic arthritis affects approximately 520,000 Americans. More common is the disease psoriasis, with which psoriatic arthritis is associated (nearly 1 in 20 people who have psoriasis will develop psoriatic arthritis) . The Arthritis Foundation finds that roughly 2 percent of the U.S. population has psoriasis, which manifests in symptoms of thick, reddened, irritated skin and flaky, silver-white patches known as scales. What are the Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis? In November, 2010, when Phil Mickelson went public with his struggle with psoriatic arthritis, he detailed some of his symptoms in an interview with Arthritis Today. The pro golfer had attributed his increasing aches and pains to the body of an aging athlete, and ignored as best he could his sometimes flaky and itchy scalp. However, he quotes that one morning the pain was so bad that he “couldn’t get up,” because of the aches in his legs and Achilles heel. Mickelson “hadn’t experienced that kind of pain before.” It is possible that Mickelson had psoriatic arthritis years before he realized it, and disregarded the symptoms as general aches. The common symptoms of pain that he experienced in his legs and Achilles heel may occur in other joints in people with psoriatic arthritis, particularly at the end of fingers or toes, and in many people these pains may at first feel mild. For others, however, psoriatic arthritis can be more severe, affecting several joints at once, including the spine, which results in symptoms of stiffness, burning and pain in the lower spine. Other symptoms may include skin and nail changes attributed to psoriasis, which sometimes worsen as arthritis develops alongside the psoriasis. Are There Any Natural Remedies for Psoriatic Arthritis? Phil Mickelson at first tried to push through the pain from his psoriatic arthritis -- at the time he had a tournament to finish. However, four days after the U.S. Open his pain was “so intense that [he] couldn’t move.” Soon after, he had to admit that “Swinging a golf club was not an option at that point.” Phil was lucky, in a sense, to catch his psoriatic arthritis as early as he did. Early treatment can reduce joint damage, whereas if psoriatic arthritis is left untreated for too long it can cause problems in the heart, eyes, and other organs. What has Phil done to treat his psoriatic arthritis since 2010? What has worked for him, and what works for other people? Read on for a list of 10 treatments for psoriatic arthritis that Phil has tried or is trying, as well as other natural remedies that have been recently tested by experts in the field. 1. Prednisone/steroids: A Common Treatment for Psoriatic Arthritis (But It’s Not For Everyone). Prednisone is a type of medication called corticosteroids, and is one of the first methods of treatment that Mickelson tried after diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Prednisone is taken as medication by people whose bodies are not producing enough corticosteroid, as well as by people with certain types of arthritis (including psoriatic arthritis), to reduce swelling and change the way that the immune system works . In 2009 researchers with the Psoriatic Arthritis Program at the Center for Prognosis Studies in The Rheumatic Diseases at Toronto Western Hospital, and other Canadian institutions, including Dafna Gladman with the first, analyzed the effectiveness of injecting corticosteroid in 220 patients with psoriatic arthritis. After 12 months of injections, about 25% of the arthritic joins treated with corticosteroid injections “relapsed” – or, on the side of the silver lining, 75% of joints did not relapse after 12 months of treatment. It is this more optimistic perspective that leads the team to conclude that corticosteroid injections are “effective” in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Try explaining that to Phil Mickelson and the rest of the 25% of patients who may have had bad experiences with prednisone injections. Mickelson labeled the side effects from prednisone as “awful,” and soon discontinued the injections. However, this does not mean that prednisone may not be the right treatment option for your own psoriatic arthritis. 2. TNF-alpha blockers (biological injections). Continue reading page 1 page 2 Register -It's free, easy and fast. Our Members Only Area Gets First Look at Articles. |
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