Lance Bass Discusses His Battle With Psoriatic Arthritis, Says He Was In ‘Excruciating Pain’ Before Diagnosis

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Lance Bass discussed his struggle with psoriatic arthritis in a candid new interview with People. The *NSYNC singer was diagnosed with the disease five years ago after experiencing symptoms for a while.

Bass told the mag, “I had symptoms before, but you know, I kind of just dealt with it, not knowing exactly what it was. I was a dancer my whole life, so I just kind of figured it was because of dancing,” saying that he noticed patches of psoriasis on his scalp while struggling with painful joint pain. “It definitely started in my shoulders and then in my knees,” the singer continued. “And again, to me, that was just such a sign of dancer pain, so I just thought it was completely normal, totally ignoring the signs.” Alvin F.

Wells, M.D., Ph.D, director of the Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, told the publication: “Psoriatic arthritis is a form of arthritis that can affect people who have psoriasis and is caused by overactive inflammation of cells inside the body. “Symptoms such as scalp psoriasis or pitted nails, in addition to joint pain, could point to psoriatic arthritis.” Bass went on, “We had to do something fun to entertain people, and we do live in a TikTok world, so we created the Double Take campaign, which aims to empower people to recognize the potential early signs of psoriatic arthritis,” revealing how one of his “favourite” choreographers, SJ Bleau, teamed up with him to come up with a “fun and educational dance” to help spread awareness. READ MORE: Lance Bass Finds Out He Is Sixth Cousins Once Removed With Britney Spears “We wanted to make it very easy for people out there.