{"options":{},"sections":[{"isAuthwalled":false,"options":{"posts":[]},"sectionBackgroundColor":"","type":"Feature"},{"isAuthwalled":false,"options":{"columns":[[{"author":{"avatar":{"full":"/wp-content/uploads/avatars/3557/5a74995445a34-bpfull.jpg","thumb":"/wp-content/uploads/avatars/3557/5a74995446d3b-bpthumb.jpg"},"email":"katie.vanhorn@health-union.com","id":"3335021","legacyId":3557,"site":{"id":11,"name":"PlaquePsoriasis.com"},"siteId":11,"slug":"katiev","username":"KTVanHorn"},"commentCount":0,"commentStatus":"open","content":"One of the battles of having psoriasis is on any given week your symptoms could flare-up for a day and then subside, or they could rear their head for all seven days of the week. It can be such an unpredictable condition that impacts people so uniquely. \r\n\r\nWhile psoriasis signs and symptoms can be different for everyone some common signs and symptoms of psoriasis include:\r\n

Plaques (red, scaly patches)
Itching and burning
Cracking and bleeding
White pustules
Small scaling spots
Pain
Joint pain and swelling
Nail changes
Hair loss
Dandruff-like flaking

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How many days in the past week has your skin been...?

\r\nIn our, In America Psoriasis Survey, we asked participants about their experiences with skin-specific psoriasis symptoms. Flaking, skin irritation, and itchiness were the most common skin-specific symptoms that survey participants experienced over the past week. In looking at the frequency of those skin-specific symptoms more than half of the respondents who experienced flaking, irritated or itchy skin, experienced those symptoms all seven days of the week.\r\n\r\n

Percent of participants who experienced skin-specific symptoms all 7 days of the week

Flaking Skin

Irritated Skin

Itchy Skin

70%

63%

62%

Cracked Skin

Painful Skin

Bleeding Skin

44%

40%

14%

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A New Way of Life

\r\nA New Way of Life\r\n\"I’m dealing with new emotions, new skin, and a new way I am going to have to look at my life now. I have to think about my diet, my clothes and how I am going to live with a lifelong ball and chain.\"\r\nby swool\r\nHow has psoriasis changed your life on a daily basis?\r\n

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\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \n [lead_gen showIfLoggedIn=\"0\" campaign=\"shortcode\" source=\"site\" title=\"Sign up for emails from {{site-name}}:\"]","dataLayerArchive":"{\"page_post_date\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_date_day\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_date_month\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_date_year\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_type_2\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\"}","date":"2017-11-01T16:52:49Z","excerpt":"","excerptFromContent":"Join the Conversation Describe your washing/cleansing routine. Do you use particular products or wash in a special way? Started by: rebeccabWeigh inA New Way of LifeA New Way of Life","featuredMedia":[{"alt":null,"heightFeaturedCollection":179,"heightFullSize":300,"heightMedium":198,"heightRecommended":184,"heightThumbnail":150,"huBackground":null,"huIllustratorName":null,"name":"8011-reco","path":"2018/08/8011-reco.jpg","url":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8011-reco.jpg","urlFeaturedCollection":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8011-reco-300x179.jpg","urlMedium":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8011-reco-198x198.jpg","urlRecommended":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8011-reco-184x184.jpg","urlThumbnail":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8011-reco-150x150.jpg","widthFeaturedCollection":300,"widthFullSize":300,"widthMedium":198,"widthRecommended":184,"widthThumbnail":150}],"guid":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/?p=8011","id":"8011","options":{"showByLine":true,"showEngagement":true,"showImage":true,"showSummary":true},"permalink":"spotlight/a-day-in-the-life-with-psoriasis","secondaryImg":[],"siteName":"PlaquePsoriasis.com","sitePrefix":"pp","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-with-psoriasis","status":"publish","title":"A Day in the Life With Psoriasis","type":"post","wordCount":103},{"author":{"avatar":{"full":"/wp-content/uploads/avatars/116/5968ced4930bf-bpfull.jpg","thumb":"/wp-content/uploads/avatars/116/5968ced495012-bpthumb.jpg"},"email":"contentrequests@health-union.com","id":"3324648","legacyId":116,"site":{"id":11,"name":"PlaquePsoriasis.com"},"siteId":11,"slug":"editorial-team","username":"Editorial Team"},"commentCount":3,"commentStatus":"open","content":"Psoriasis develops because of an overactive immune system. The immune response overreacts, causing inflammation, which leads to new skin cells growing too fast. Typically, new skin cells grow every 28 to 30 days. But those with psoriasis, new cells grow and move to the skin surface every three to four days. \r\n\r\nThe new skin cells push the older cells up to the surface of the skin, where they build up in the form of skin lesions. The most common type of these skin lesions in people with psoriasis are called plaques.\r\n\r\n

Psoriasis from head to toe

\r\nPlaque psoriasis can develop anywhere on a person’s body, but may often form on the scalp, elbows, knees, lower back, hands, feet, nails, genitals, and skin folds. \r\n\r\nIn our recent Psoriasis In America survey, we asked people what areas of their body were affected by psoriasis at the time they were diagnosed. The most frequently affected parts of the body, that were affected in over 50% of those who responded to the survey were:\r\n\r\n

62% Scalp
58% Arms and/or elbows
55% Legs and/or knees

\r\n\r\nIt's also important to mention that a person with psoriasis can have plaques just in one area of the body, or the condition may develop in multiple locations.\r\n\r\n

Off the top of their heads

\r\nPsoriasis symptoms can occur anywhere on a person’s scalp, and the back of the head is a common place for plaques to develop. There may be just one patch on the scalp or multiple patches in different places. \r\n\r\nIn some people, plaques might extend outside the area of the scalp that is covered in hair. For example, they might occur on the forehead at the edge of the person’s hairline, around the ear area, or on the back of the neck at the bottom of the hairline.\r\n\r\nPlaques on the scalp are usually covered by hair and not very visible to others, but the scale on top of the plaque can tend to flake and fall off in small pieces. \r\n\r\nFlare-ups of scalp psoriasis and dandruff-like flaking can have different causes for different people, but some common triggers are cold weather, dry air, and experiencing stress.\r\n\r\n

What does scalp psoriasis treatment look like?

\r\nTreating psoriasis on the scalp can be more challenging than treating it on other parts of the body because the hair can make it difficult for treatments to reach the affected area on the scalp. \r\n\r\nFor many people with very mild scalp psoriasis, over-the-counter topical medicines can be helpful. Topical medicines are applied directly to the affected areas on the skin. \r\n\r\nCoal tar is a non-prescription treatment that can help to reduce the growth of skin cells that cause the plaques. Another option is salicylic acid, which can help to lift the scales on psoriasis plaques off of the affected skin. Medicated shampoos are another option for treating scalp psoriasis. Some of them contain coal tar, while others contain different kinds of active ingredients. \r\n\r\nThese types of shampoos are generally rubbed into the scalp and left to sit for a period of time so that the treatment can penetrate the scalp through the hair.\r\n\r\n

Taking a look at the rest of the body

\r\nThe arms, elbows and legs, knees are also very common sites for plaque psoriasis symptoms. In other studies, about half of people with psoriasis report having symptoms on their elbows, and around one-third of people have symptoms on their knees. \r\n\r\nPlaques in these locations can tend to lead to painful cracks or “fissures” because the joints move so much during normal activities, which ruptures the plaques.\r\n\r\nPlaque psoriasis on the part of the arm or leg that is not the joint (extensor surface) or flexural surface will be the more common plaque presentation. \r\n\r\nIt is also possible to have guttate, or pustular psoriasis on the arms and legs, and these skin presentations can occur at the same time as plaques. \r\n\r\n

What do treatment options look like?

\r\nTreatment options for psoriasis on the arms and legs include light therapy, topical treatments, systemic medications, and therapeutic biologics.\r\n\r\nThere is a wide range of treatment options available for people with psoriasis symptoms on the elbows and knees. Because the plaques on the knees and elbows can be especially dry and prone to painful cracking, some people find that special, thick moisturizers (emollients) can help. \r\n\r\nWhile moisturizers will not treat the cause of the psoriasis plaques, many people find that they offer some relief and help to reduce dryness, cracking and bleeding.\r\n\r\n \r\n[lead_gen showIfLoggedIn=\"0\" campaign=\"shortcode\" source=\"site\"]","dataLayerArchive":"{\"page_post_date\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_date_day\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_date_month\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_date_year\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\",\"page_post_type_2\":\"NOT IMPLEMENTED\"}","date":"2016-10-04T20:44:02Z","excerpt":"","excerptFromContent":"Psoriasis develops because of an overactive immune system. The immune response overreacts, causing inflammation, which leads to new skin cells growing too fast. Typically, new skin cells grow every 28","featuredMedia":[{"alt":null,"heightFeaturedCollection":179,"heightFullSize":300,"heightMedium":198,"heightRecommended":184,"heightThumbnail":150,"huBackground":null,"huIllustratorName":null,"name":"1958-reco","path":"2018/08/1958-reco.jpg","url":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1958-reco.jpg","urlFeaturedCollection":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1958-reco-300x179.jpg","urlMedium":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1958-reco-198x198.jpg","urlRecommended":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1958-reco-184x184.jpg","urlThumbnail":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1958-reco-150x150.jpg","widthFeaturedCollection":300,"widthFullSize":300,"widthMedium":198,"widthRecommended":184,"widthThumbnail":150}],"guid":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/?p=1958","id":"1958","options":{"showByLine":true,"showEngagement":true,"showImage":true,"showSummary":true},"permalink":"living/top-3-most-affected-body-parts","secondaryImg":[{"alt":"A pennant with icons of the top three psoriasis locations.","heightFeaturedCollection":179,"heightFullSize":628,"heightMedium":198,"heightRecommended":184,"heightThumbnail":150,"huBackground":null,"huIllustratorName":null,"name":"pso-living-top-3-most-affected-body-parts-02","path":"2016/10/Pso-living-top-3-most-affected-body-parts-02.png","url":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pso-living-top-3-most-affected-body-parts-02.png","urlFeaturedCollection":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pso-living-top-3-most-affected-body-parts-02-468x179.jpg","urlMedium":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pso-living-top-3-most-affected-body-parts-02-378x198.jpg","urlRecommended":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pso-living-top-3-most-affected-body-parts-02-184x184.jpg","urlThumbnail":"https://plaquepsoriasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pso-living-top-3-most-affected-body-parts-02-150x150.jpg","widthFeaturedCollection":468,"widthFullSize":1200,"widthMedium":378,"widthRecommended":184,"widthThumbnail":150}],"siteName":"PlaquePsoriasis.com","sitePrefix":"pp","slug":"top-3-most-affected-body-parts","status":"publish","title":"Top 3 Most Affected Body Parts","type":"post","wordCount":739}]},"sectionBackgroundColor":"","type":"Reading"}],"type":"cas"}

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Community Poll

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Top 3 Most Affected Body Parts