Freedive with Psoriatic arthritis
I’m a SCUBA and apnea instructor. One of my students suffers from an arthritic disorder called psoriatic arthritis and he is being treated with Metotrexate 15mg. I would like to know whether his case represents a contraindication for recreational diving.
The Psoriatic Arthritis is a musculo-skeletal inflammatory chronical disease and it is itself a contraindication for diving as it makes the body vulnerable to decompression stress.
Moreover, the Metotrexate intake could put your student at a further risk for its side effects which includes lung tocixity and myelotoxicity. Hence you need to have your student’s fit to dive necessarily verified by a specialist in diving and hyperbaric medicine.
The Psoriatic Arthritis is a musculo-skeletal inflammatory chronical disease and it is itself a contraindication for diving as it makes the body vulnerable to decompression stress.
Moreover, the Metotrexate intake could put your student at a further risk for its side effects which includes lung tocixity and myelotoxicity. Hence you need to have your student’s fit to dive necessarily verified by a specialist in diving and hyperbaric medicine.
Posted in Dive Fitness, Dive Safety FAQ, Dive Safety Tips, Research
Posted in Apnea, Breath hold diver, Freediver, Freedive INstructor, Metotrexate
Posted in Apnea, Breath hold diver, Freediver, Freedive INstructor, Metotrexate
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