Question
Can arthritis be treated with tanning bed sessions?
Answer
There is no data to suggest that tanning has a beneficial effect on treating either arthritis pain or the underlying inflammatory cause of any arthritis. Psoriasis is sometimes treated with tanning–although the type of tanning performed in a community tanning bed is fundamentally different from the PUVA therpay used to treat skin psoriasis. However, tanning is not expected to improve the arthritis component in patients with psoariatic arthritis, even if it has a beneficial effect on skin psoriasis.
