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swearingin
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 Posted: 07/28/06 - 23:00 Post subject: Ankylosing Spondylitis |
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Hi, my wife was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. What is this condition like? What are predictions for recovering from the disease?
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blau
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| Posted: 08/09/06 - 16:05 Post subject: |
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Ankylosing spondylitis is one of many forms of inflammatory disease of joints called arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is most commonly seen. The disease affects the joints between the vertebrae of your spine and the joints between your spine and pelvis. However, Ankylosing Spondylitis may also affect inflammation in places where your tendons and ligaments attach to bones, joints between your ribs and spine, or hips, shoulders, knees and feet joints. As the condition progresses bones grow together to form a new bone. When vertebrae grow together, they become stiff and inflexible. Fusion can also stiffen your rib cage, reducing lung capacity and function.
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AutumnGold
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| Posted: 08/12/06 - 06:09 Post subject: Ankylosing Spondylitis |
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Wretched condition. No, there is not cure, the condition can only be managed. In the 1980s Prof. endbril (UK now retired) discovered that diet could play an important role in managing AS. Low starch and also no starch / LSD & NSD. Please vist the KickAS.org forum. an excellent forum, over 4000 members, full information re diet, medications, alternatives. Excellent interaction and support between forum members, for foum members and for their families. Also NAAS, the UK Society: National Ankylosing Arthritis Society - follow the links to other societies world wide. good information.
Apart from pain meds and the recent breakthroughs DMARDS (only just now available in the UK but has been available in the US for summat like the past 15 years!) and the NSAIDS, AS is helped by stretches to ensure that mobility is maintained. Pilates, yoga are particularly helpful. Walking, swimming, is also helpful. Many AS sufferers are very active other are pretty crippled by the disease - which is progressive.
Best to inform oneself as far as possible about the disease and checking out all the links. To be informed is to be empowered.
Full information including exercises are available from KickAS and informative patient information with booklets etc available from NASS et al.
Hope this was helpful
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