Psorijatični artritis pripada skupini seronegativnih spondiloartropatija. Karakterizira ga zahvaćenost zglobova te psorijaza kože. Bolest je klasificirana fazama upale i remisije. Uzrok bolesti nije dovoljno razjašnjen, a dijagnoza se postavlja pomoću subjektivnog i objektivnog pregleda, laboratorijskih te radioloških pretraga. Nakon uspostavljene dijagnoze, individualno se odabire način liječenja za koji je karakteristično odvojeno liječenje psorijaze i upale zgloba. Liječenje uključuje medikamentoznu terapiju, no u najvećoj mjeri svoje mjesto zauzima fizioterapija. Intervencija započinje pravilnom procjenom na koju se nadovezuje sastavljanje individualnog plana fizioterapije. Ovisno o stadiju bolesti i o individualnom slučaju, odabire se najpogodniji program liječenja. On može uključivati terapiju specifičnim fizioterapeutskim vježbama, edukaciju, aplikaciju brojnih fizikalnih agensa, a zbog same specifičnosti bolesti, odnosno, manifestacija na koži u vidu psorijaze, korisni mogu biti i prirodni čimbenici. Cilj je ovoga rada pružiti detaljniji uvid u definiciju i obilježja psorijatičnog artitisa te opisati mogućnosti fizioterapeutske intervencije.

Psoriatic arthritis belongs to a group of seronegative spondyloarthropathies. It is characterized by the involvement of the joints and skin psoriasis. The disease is classified into the stages of inflammation and remission. The cause of the disease is not sufficiently clarified and the diagnosis is made by subjective and objective examination, laboratory and radiological examinations. After the diagnosis has been made, the treatment method is individually chosen for which there is a distinctly separate treatment of psoriasis and joint inflammation. Treatment includes medication therapy, but most of the time physiotherapy takes place. The intervention begins with a proper assessment, supplementing the individual physiotherapy plan. Depending on the stage of the disease and the individual case, the most appropriate treatment program is chosen. It may include therapy by specific physiotherapeutic exercises, education, application of numerous physical agents, and due to the specificity of the disease (skin manifestations in the form of psoriasis) natural factors can also be useful. The aim of this paper is to provide a more detailed insight into the definition and characteristics of psoriatic arthritis and to describe the possibilities of physiotherapeutic interventions.