Bekhterev's disease (ankylosing spondylitis)
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic, rheumatic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the spine and pelvic joints. Ankylosing spondylitis is also known as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). It is important to know that this diagnosis can be potentially debilitating if left untreated. Feel free to contact us on our Facebook page if you have input or comments. Feel free to share the article in social media for increased understanding of rheumatism and this rheumatic disorder.
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VIDEO: 4 Exercises Against Ankylosing Spondylitis
Due to the fact that Bekhterevs causes gradually increasing back stiffness, it is extra important to regularly use movement and clothing exercises. Such exercises can help you relieve back pain and work preventively against the further development of this rheumatic disorder. We recommend that these four exercises be performed daily.
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VIDEO: 5 Strength Exercises Against Spinal Stenosis [Back Nervous Conditions]
It is also extremely important to strengthen the deeper back muscles if you are affected by Bekhterevs. Spinal stenosis, tight nerve conditions, can occur in this rheumatic disorder, so these five strength exercises can be instrumental in strengthening the deepest spine and thus help relieve the spine from overload.
This exercise program should be performed several times a week if you are affected by ankylosing spondylitis - to do your utmost to alleviate future negative development of the condition.
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Symptoms of Ankylosing spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis can cause a number of symptoms and these can also vary from person to person, but one of the most common symptoms is lower back pain, pelvis and back stiffness. Ankylosing spondylitis, or ankylosing spondylitis, is a chronic, autoimmune", progressive inflammatory joint disease which means that joints in the spine, pelvic joints and hip ridges can become inflamed. Especially the joints in the spine (spondylas) can be affected - and when this occurs it is called spondylitis. The condition most often starts in the pelvic region and then 'spreads' higher up in the spine.
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Characteristics and Indications of Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Symptoms and clinical signs gradually develop / worsen. With the highest onset occurrence in the age of 20-30 years.
- Chronic, aching pain in the lower back and buttocks - often combined with significant stiffness in the lower back.
- Wakes up often early in the morning with a feeling of considerable stiffness and pain.
- Reduced back motion. Particularly forward bend, lateral bend and lower back bend are often affected.
- The pain is worse by immobility / rest, but improved by movement.
- 40% of those affected by Ankylosing Spondylitis will also get Uveitis (rheumatic eye inflammation / iris inflammation).
- 90% have positive HLA-B27 blood test results.
Who is affected by Ankylosing Spondylitis?
The cause of ankylosing spondylitis (Ankylosing spondylitis) is hereditary / genetic. The gene HLA-B27 (human leukocyte antigen) is estimated to be the main cause of ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis mainly occurs between the ages of 20 and 30 in men. According to research, men are affected 3 times as often as women, but many researchers believe that these are large dark numbers.
Definition of ankylosing spondylitis
Ankylosis is a Latin word meaning crooked / crooked, spondylosis means vertebra, -itis or -itt indicates that it is an inflammation - or an inflammatory reaction inside a part of the joint (Arthritis).
Ankylosing spondylitis is also known as ankylosing spondylitis - Photo Wikimedia
The picture illustrates how ankylosing spasm starts in the pelvis, more specifically, the iliosacral joint, before it almost climbs up the spine. In severe cases it can be seen that joints and vertebrae almost collapse due to ankylosing. It is this ankylosis that gives a feeling of considerable stiffness.
How Is Ankylosing Spondylitis?
The clinician will base on your patient history and clinical presentation. A physical examination can provide useful information, but the tangible signs can be found via blood samples og imaging diagnostic. In Bekhterevs you will normally find the antigen HLA-B27 in blood tests, but it is important to remember that 10% who have Bekhterevs do not have HLA-B27 in blood tests.
In the first place it will be taken X-rays to see if there are any changes in vertebrae, end plates or pelvic joints. If the x-rays are negative, ie without findings, it can be requested MR photos, as these are often more accurate and can see early changes.
X-ray - Ankylosing spondylitis in the thoracic spine (thoracic spine)
Here we see an X-ray that shows Ankylosing spondylitis in the thoracic spine (middle part of the back). We see how bone formation has formed on the spondyls (the joints in the back) and that a characteristic fused appearance forms (this process is called ankylosis and leads - naturally enough - to increased stiffness).
MRI examination - Ankylosing spondylitis in the pelvic joint (inflammation of the iliosacral joints - sacroilitis)
In this MRI examination we see clear signs of inflammatory reactions in the iliosacral joint (another word for pelvic joints). This is seen, for example, via the elevated signals (white color) of this MRI study. This inflammatory reaction is called sacroiliitis and is characteristic of ankylosing spondylitis.
Changed gait by Bekhterev's disease
The gait of one with ankylosing spondylitis can also be a diagnostic factor, as one often sees a more bent back curve and that it often goes with more bends in the knees.
How does Anemia develop?
How the Ankylosing Spondylitis Process Occurs - Photo Wikimedia
On picture 1 we see a normal spine and regular vertebrae.
On picture 2 an inflammatory reaction has occurred in both joints and ligaments.
I the third the image has formed bone formation on the vortex.
On that fourth image we see an illustration of how merged it can actually be in the most serious cases.
How Is Anemia Treated?
Medications and physical therapy are the two treatments most commonly used. Laser therapy, specific exercise programs and heat therapy work relievingly in many patients, but this may vary from patient to patient. We recommend that the individual treatment setup be adapted to the individual and that this occurs in close cooperation between the physician and the clinician.
It has also been seen that treatment trips with stays in warmer regions can have very good, symptom-relieving effects on those affected by this rheumatic disorder. Some have also experienced improvement after starting glucosamine sulfate.
What Medications Help Against Ankylosing Spondylitis?
There is no cure for this disease, but medication and treatment can help slow development and relieve the symptoms. The main type of medication used in the medication of patients with ankylosing spondylitis is anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers.
If you have been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis or Ankylosing Spondylitis, it is important that you consult your doctor about which medications you should take. It is most likely that this will happen in collaboration with a medical specialist in rheumatology.
Recommended Self-Help for Rheumatic Pain
Compression Noise (such as compression socks that contribute to increased blood circulation to sore muscles or specially adapted compression gloves against rheumatic symptoms in the hands)
Click on the image to read more about compression gloves.
Trigger point Balls (self-help to work the muscles on a daily basis)
Arnica cream or heat conditioner (many people report some pain relief if they use, for example, arnica cream or heat conditioner)
Many people use arnica cream for pain due to stiff joints and sore muscles. Click on the image to read more about how arnica cream can help relieve some of your pain situation.
What types of spondylarthropathy / spondylarthritis are there?
The most common is Ankylosing spondylitis (ankylosing spondylitis) which mainly affects the spine. Other types of spondylarthropathies are axial spondylarthritis, peripheral spondylarthritis, reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome), Psoriatic arthritis og enteropathic arthritis.
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Sources:
- Del Din S, Carraro E, Sawacha Z, Guiotto A, Bonaldo L, Masiero S et al. (2011). "Impaired goes into ankylosing spondylitis". With Biol Eng Comput 49 (two:10.1007 / s11517-010-0731-x. 21229328.
Hey folks!
I am a lady who has now become an "adult youth", 59 years old and has lived with Bechterews since her teens. In addition, I got arthritis in adulthood. There have been many years of great pain, in and out of hospitals etc. and only in 1994 did I get the diagnosis.
In 2001, I started with biological medicine, Remicade, which gave me a good effect. The pain became less and everyday life became easier.
In 2012, I became seriously ill over a long period of time, my body was empty of energy, zero energy for physical activity and the pain was at times unbearable. The couch was my "best friend" and my body "my worst enemy." I tried to the best of my ability to get the energy back in my body. I thought I ate healthy food, but the energy was and was gone.
In the autumn of 2014, I changed my diet after attending a lecture on a balanced diet. Only then did I realize that my previous diet was probably partially healthy but not balanced throughout the day. 14 days after the change, I felt the energy begin to return to my body. I was no longer lying on the sofa, managed to get out into the fresh air and eventually on training as well.
Now, well over 3 years after a diet change, I live a healthy and active lifestyle, exercise at least 3 days a week and have the energy and surplus to do what I want. The pain is still there but with lots of energy in my body I cope with living with pain in a completely different way.
My experience is that a balanced diet is a very important key to a better everyday life.
Want to share my story with you in the hope that it might be helpful for others as well. Common destiny, common comfort, is a saying and it is important to help each other.
If anyone wants to hear more about what I have done, just get in touch via the facebook group Rheumatism and Chronic Pain: Norway
Wish you all a wonderful evening.