Ankylosing spondylitis few helps tips

 Ankylosing spondylitis (SPA) helpful tips.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. The condition causes fusion of spine and other joints if untreated leads to a painfull life and makes a person one piece to the extent that he may not be able to bend if severe. The disease affects about 1 to 1.5% of  young people between 20 and 30 years of age. Few tips that may help in easing the life of people with SpA.



                                     Bamboo spine of a patient with Ankylosing spondylitis

Know about your disease – Patient  education about the nature of this disease and   need for a lifelong exercise and posture-training program ,about their work  forms one of the most important part of treatment in Ankylosing spondylitis.  

It is important to have regular follow-up and management of any other associated disease. Any patients receiving pharmacologic treatment should take  their medications regularly, the need for adhering to regular medication as advised by his treating physician, and keeping a watch on disease severity and for any potential side effects of therapies.

Physiotherapy and exercise

Exercise has multiple benefits in SpA patients it not only decreases the progression of disease and decreases pain but also helps in preventing the heart attacks in Patients with SpA .All  those suffering from SpA should  go for physiotherapy and training. Exercises should include postural training, range of motion exercises, stretching, recreational activities, and occasionally  hydrotherapy. However  manipulation should be avoided if there is spinal fusion osteoporosis (weakness of bone) as it may result in fracture and lead to disability.

Home exercises are good, but supervised exercise programs or formal physical therapy are of of greater benefit, and exercise therapy combined with hydrotherapy is more effective than exercises alone . All  patients suffering from SpA weather controlled with medication or not    will  benefit from education and exercise.   

Stop smoking - Cigarette smoking rapidly increases the progression  SpA, especially the progression of structural damage of the spine, in addition it also increases the chances of acute coronary events (heart attacks) in patients with SPA compered to general population.

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