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Ankylosing Spondylitis

What is Ankylosing Spondylitis? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!

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    ankylosing spondylitis

    What is ankylosing spondylitis?

    Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic and progressive form of inflammatory arthritis. Ankylosing spondylitis affects the spine and sacroiliac joints.The symptoms start appearing commonly in the second and third decade of life.

    Ankylosing spondylitis is also known as Bekhterev’s disease, Bekhterev syndrome or Marie-Strumpell disease. It is inherited genetically.

    Other than affecting the joints ankylosing spondylitis may also affect organs of the body such as heart, lungs, and eyes and in some cases kidney. Hence it is also called a systemic disease.

    The joint gets inflamed at the initial stage and then it is followed by stiffness that results in fusion of the spine. The condition is often called bamboo spine, as the spine gets stiff like a bamboo. The mobility of the spine is lost.

    Ankylosing is taken from a Greek word ankylos, which means stiffening of a joint. Spondylos means vertebra. Spondylitis is the inflammation of one or more vertebrae.

    This condition also affects children and then it is referred as Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis.

    What are the causes of ankylosing spondylitis?

    The cause of ankylosing spondylitis is unknown. It is considered to be an autoimmune disease. Generally, people suffering from ankylosing spondylitis have gene called HLA-B27.

    It can be compared with other diseases like psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis (formerly called Reiter’s disease) and arthritis associated with Crohn’s disease & ulcerative colitis.

    Who are more prone to ankylosing spondylitis?

    Males are more prone to ankylosing spondylitis as compared to females and those who have family history of ankylosing spondylitis are also affected.

    What are the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis?

    -Pain in back, buttocks.

    -Morning stiffness.

    -Weight loss.

    -Fatigue.

    -Reduced mobility.

    -rigidity in the spine while bending.

    -Severe inflammation of the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints can develop a complete bony fusion of the spine with low back and buttock pain.

    -pain and stiffness in the back of the heel called Achilles Tendinitis, especially while walking upstairs. Inflammation of the tissues on the bottom of the foot, plantar fasciitis, occurs more frequently in people with ankylosing spondylitis.

    -In the advanced stage when the whole spine is involved patient notices stiffness and inflexibility resulting in chronic stooping and restricted expansion of spine.

    What are the Signs of ankylosing spondylitis?

    Following are the signs of ankylosing spondylitis:

    -Tenderness at the sacroiliac joint.

    -Cervical, thoracic spines become tender.

    -Restricted movement.

    -The patient cannot erect spine.

    -Sitting, walking with a flexed spine.

    -The complete rigidity of spine & involved joint.

    -Kyphosis (curve in the spine).

    What happens if ankylosing spondylitis is not treated?

    If ankylosing spondylitis left untreated than chronic inflammation leads the vertebrae to fuse together. This fusion of vertebrae causes restricted movement while bending, twisting, or turning and results in frequent back aches.

    How to diagnose ankylosing spondylitis?

    -Blood Test

    -CT scan.

    -MRI to assess early cartilage abnormalities and bone marrow edema.

    What is the treatment for ankylosing spondylitis?

    -Medicines: NSAIDS, cytotoxic drugs, corticosteroids.

    -Surgery

    -Exercise

    -Maintain a right posture.

    What are the complications of ankylosing spondylitis?

    -Aortic incompetence.

    -Recurrent chest infection.

    -Inflammation of the iris may occur.

    -kidney failure may occur because of the deposition of proteins in the kidneys called amyloids.

    Homeopathic treatment for ankylosing spondylitis?

    Aesculus hippocastanum

    Calcarea phos

    Silica

    Rhus tox

    Bryonia

    Colchicum

    guaiacum

    Is There Any Effect Of Changing Lifestyle? ?

    -Physiotherapy.

    -Try to maintain right posture while sitting, standing and sleeping.

    -Exercise increases flexibility and reduces stiffness.

    -Consume a well-balanced, highly nutritious diet.

    -Hot fermentation on affected part helps in relieving pain.

    -Quit smoking.

    Diet:

    -Low starch diet

    -Diet rich in anti-inflammatory essential fatty acid

    -Avoid fatty and fried foods, pastries, and chocolate.

    -Foods rich in silicon include wholegrain cereals, hard nuts, seeds and apple

    -Foods high in Vitamin C maintains healthy connective tissue.

    -Avoid acid forming food.

    -Potato, tomato, aubergine, chili, and peppers can aggravate joint inflammation.

    -Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products.

    -Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day

    -Spend an hour of a day in direct daylight or add dietary supplementation of vitamin D

    -Fresh, natural yogurt is a good source of acidophilus bacteria that maintain a healthy bowel and digestive system.

    For more information, you can visit Wikipedia and eMedicine.

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    ** The text on this website is sourced from websites like emedicine and/or other verified material by government agencies around the globe along with valuable inputs and additions by our team. The content of this page is proofread and updated by the team of doctors, every once in a while, to provide the most accurate information.

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