Psoriatic Arthritis
Signs and Symptoms

The joint pain associated with psoriatic arthritis often causes stiffness, especially in the morning. About a third of people with psoriatic arthritis also experience neck or back pain and stiffness. Although the severity and range of symptoms of psoriatic arthritis can vary in each person, common symptoms include:

• Stiffness, pain, swelling and tenderness of the joints and surrounding soft tissue
• Reduced range of motion
• Morning stiffness and tiredness
• Nail changes, including small indentations in the nail, called pitting, or lifting of the nail, which occurs in 80 percent of people with psoriatic arthritis
• Redness and pain of the eye