Hi, well I will answer you on the psoriatic arthritis since the pain is excruciating. Mine are in my fingers and the pain I feel in them is excruciating if I am holding something I drop it sometimes and the pain is so terrible that it does make me cry. I sometimes find a mild relief in covering them with a blanket or my body heat and it masks somewhat the pain for a moment but the pain doesn't go away for quite a while. Other than that doing mundane things are difficult like eating, washing my hair, trying to drive, and even on the phone trying to type this out I can feel pain. It is a constant pain in my fingers but frequently I have excruciating pain. It might be different for everyone but this is just a little bit of what I feel. Hope this helps. Oh and osteoarthritis I feel pain more when I am in a very cold climate, trying to stretch is difficult as well since there is limited range of motion. I do feel inflammation and sharp stabbing pains as well quite frequently. But I also have fibromyalgia so I am in a chronic state of pain at every second but those are some signs of what I feel. Hope it helped!

My rheumatologist says central pain (back & hips) is PsA and everything else is Osteo, but his diagnosis changes every time I see him. I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis for over 50 years by multiple doctors.

Go see your rheumatologist. He or she will be able to tell you which is which. I’m sending love 💕 to all of you. Take care and keep safe always.

I am in a Clinvest PSA drug trial. I asked that same question…. What is PSA vs OSTEO! Answer was this…. The pain an generalized morning stiffness. If it works it was down, or stops once up and moving, active… that pain & stiffness is likely OSTEO.

I replied that once I sit down awhile (15 working), get up and ache, hurt, stiffness….. that is PSA. I use that tidbit daily to reduce PSA rigidity, stiffness, soreness.