Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis is a condition associated with a group of arthritis that can cause spine inflammation. This condition is more common among males and affects them in their teens and 20€s. It is a common cause of back pain among adolescents and young adults.
What do we mean by Ankylosing Spondylitis?Ankylosing Spondylitis chiropractic treatment
Ankylosing Spondylitis; also known as Bechterew's Disease is the chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joint. It is the spondyloarthritis of the spine and pelvis. Under this condition; the spine's bones may cement or fuse together thus resulting into a rigid spine. It lessens the function and mobility of spine and gives it a bamboo like appearance and results in a stooped-over posture.
What are the treatment options available to treat Ankylosing Spondylitis?
Ankylosing Spondylitis can be cured with the help of exercises and medications. Chiropractic treatment aims at reducing your pain and stiffness, obtaining a good posture, preventing deformity and enhancing your functioning. Chiropractors help you to keep yourself active because only moving and functioning properly can save your spine from becoming stiff. Chiropractic treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis may include:
Specific strengthening and flexibility exercises are used to stretch the shortened muscle chains and also to lessen the pain and joint stiffness.
Push and relax techniques under €adjustment treatments' are used to regain neck flexibility.
Chiropractors may also design a nutritional protocol to slower the spine inflammation.
Manual mobilizations are suggested to reduce pain and joint stiffness and to improve posture and spinal mobility.
Except the conventional exercises; flexibility exercises for cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; and respiratory exercises to improve lung capacity are advised.
Aerobic exercises, such as; swimming and walking are recommended.
Chiropractors also educate you about Ankylosing Spondylitis progresses and what can be done to minimize the effect of the problem.
Heat and cold therapies are used simultaneously and as required. Heat therapy helps to relax and to relieve pain and cold therapy helps to minimize inflammation.
Use of assistive devices like; canes or walkers may be recommended to make you physically active and to lessen the stress on joints as well.
Back extension exercises are recommended to maintain erect posture and to avoid the forward curvature of the spine as well.
Patients may be advised to sleep on the hard mattress and without pillow.
Hydrotherapy; which involves special exercises in warm water is recommended to maintain a good posture.
Electrotherapy may be suggested to contract your muscles; which ultimately helps to ease pain and promote healing.
Contact Acute Spine Therapy & Rehab Chiropractic Clinic for the efficient and state of the art treatment of any of your neuro musculoskeletal problem or injury. We not only relieve you of your immediate discomfort and ailment but also help you to prevent its recurrence, thus improving your overall health and well-being.
What do we mean by Ankylosing Spondylitis?Ankylosing Spondylitis chiropractic treatment
Ankylosing Spondylitis; also known as Bechterew's Disease is the chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joint. It is the spondyloarthritis of the spine and pelvis. Under this condition; the spine's bones may cement or fuse together thus resulting into a rigid spine. It lessens the function and mobility of spine and gives it a bamboo like appearance and results in a stooped-over posture.
What are the treatment options available to treat Ankylosing Spondylitis?
Ankylosing Spondylitis can be cured with the help of exercises and medications. Chiropractic treatment aims at reducing your pain and stiffness, obtaining a good posture, preventing deformity and enhancing your functioning. Chiropractors help you to keep yourself active because only moving and functioning properly can save your spine from becoming stiff. Chiropractic treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis may include:
Specific strengthening and flexibility exercises are used to stretch the shortened muscle chains and also to lessen the pain and joint stiffness.
Push and relax techniques under €adjustment treatments' are used to regain neck flexibility.
Chiropractors may also design a nutritional protocol to slower the spine inflammation.
Manual mobilizations are suggested to reduce pain and joint stiffness and to improve posture and spinal mobility.
Except the conventional exercises; flexibility exercises for cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; and respiratory exercises to improve lung capacity are advised.
Aerobic exercises, such as; swimming and walking are recommended.
Chiropractors also educate you about Ankylosing Spondylitis progresses and what can be done to minimize the effect of the problem.
Heat and cold therapies are used simultaneously and as required. Heat therapy helps to relax and to relieve pain and cold therapy helps to minimize inflammation.
Use of assistive devices like; canes or walkers may be recommended to make you physically active and to lessen the stress on joints as well.
Back extension exercises are recommended to maintain erect posture and to avoid the forward curvature of the spine as well.
Patients may be advised to sleep on the hard mattress and without pillow.
Hydrotherapy; which involves special exercises in warm water is recommended to maintain a good posture.
Electrotherapy may be suggested to contract your muscles; which ultimately helps to ease pain and promote healing.
Contact Acute Spine Therapy & Rehab Chiropractic Clinic for the efficient and state of the art treatment of any of your neuro musculoskeletal problem or injury. We not only relieve you of your immediate discomfort and ailment but also help you to prevent its recurrence, thus improving your overall health and well-being.
