Running with psoriatic arthritis

[MrsHobbs3108]

My Mum Suffers really bad with psoriatic arthritis and after 1 run on Monday she is still really hurting. Does anyone on here have this and if so can you advise on any coping strategies? She had a strap on her knee and managed to run 40seconds each time before her knee became painful. I don’t want this to discourage her, she really wants to be able to do this!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

We are not medical experts and even someone with the same condition as your mother can only give their experience and their case may not be exactly same, so we always recommend getting advice from a medical professional who is familiar with your personal circumstances.

The guide to the plan healthunlocked.com/couchto5... gives advice on minimising impact and stretching as well as knee strengthening exercises, which may, or may not, help.

[MrsHobbs3108 in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you for your reply, my mum has already spoken to her doctor who basically said “strap it up if it hurts and don’t put too much pressure on yourself” so I was looking to see how other people with the condition deal with it

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

Hi Mrs Hobbs - Iannoda Truffe is so right about seeking medical opinion. But I also wondered whether for now, your Mum might be able to do the early weeks as walks rather than runs? So she could pick a pace for the ‘walking’ elements then up the pace to a really brisk walk for the running bits. It might be easier on her knees until she’s got used to it and keep her confidence and motivation going! Good luck!

[MrsHobbs3108 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you for your reply, my mum has spoken to her doctor. That’s a good idea, we will try that tonight, thank you!

[islandrunner Graduate]

Here's quite a good article on pain and exercise, and exercising with arthritis.

theconversation.com/if-your...