Health Boards
Fri-01-06-2012, 11:20 AM
As someone who was very active in their youth I am suspicious of "studies" like this... There are so many other factors that play a role in psoriasis such as genetics and stress levels and there are many lifestyle variables that are not taken into account such as diet, living environment (city/country) etc.
I was diagnosed at the age of 4 and was certainly not sedentary during my youth being a long distance runner, figure skater and dancer but through all of those years of exercise my skin and joints only worsened.
I still keep relatively active (when I can due to PsA) and cycle, walk and do zumba regularly but this has not lessened my psoriasis... UVB treatment and topical ointments have done the job.
There is still a lot of work to do in understanding the causes of psoriasis, having a human genome has helped to identify genes which may be involved but with almost every medical condition it is multi-factorial.
That said, exercise is good to keep the joints supple, keep the weight down and strengthen the tendons around affected joints. Good exercise is swimming, cycling and gentle walking. Running can be bad because of the impact on the joints as can other "high impact" sports.
I was diagnosed at the age of 4 and was certainly not sedentary during my youth being a long distance runner, figure skater and dancer but through all of those years of exercise my skin and joints only worsened.
I still keep relatively active (when I can due to PsA) and cycle, walk and do zumba regularly but this has not lessened my psoriasis... UVB treatment and topical ointments have done the job.
There is still a lot of work to do in understanding the causes of psoriasis, having a human genome has helped to identify genes which may be involved but with almost every medical condition it is multi-factorial.
That said, exercise is good to keep the joints supple, keep the weight down and strengthen the tendons around affected joints. Good exercise is swimming, cycling and gentle walking. Running can be bad because of the impact on the joints as can other "high impact" sports.