Flexibility. It’s vital for a body
to be flexible. One disease that may prevent flexibility is ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis isn’t
curable, but beneficial care by a well-informed
practitioner like your Sitka chiropractor may help lessen
its symptoms and lasting effects. It is an inflammatory disease that in
time can trigger your spinal bones, the vertebrae, to fuse. Fusing
anything brings about less flexibility. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka seeks to maintain flexibility in its Sitka
chiropractic patients.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS IS
Patients visiting
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka frequently have clear-cut
conditions that describe their back pain
experience. Sometimes, more one-of-a-kind
conditions like ankylosing spondylitis arrive, too. In a study of 3336 patients with ankylosing spondylitis, most ankylosing
spondylitis patients were diagnosed in other healthcare settings instead of rheumatology practices. The majority were diagnosed
by other practitioners while 7% were diagnosed by chiropractors or PTs. The
median timeframe for diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis from a back
pain diagnosis to a referral to a rheumatologist was 307 days. (1) Your Sitka chiropractor understands
the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis and will establish that
referral as necessary.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AFFECTS
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka, being a Sitka back pain
specialist clinic, will see ankylosing spondylitis patients since it
is a spine-related disease.
Ankylosing spondylitis most commonly affects
the spine, particularly the low back and sometimes
the sacroiliac joint. Wherever tendons and ligaments attach to
bone (spine, breastbone to ribs, hip, shoulder joint), ankylosing spondylitis
may arise. Ankylosing spondylitis doesn’t begin
and does its thing then stop. It may come and go, be worse and
better, be off and on, for months or years. Ankylosing spondylitis may make
its sufferer tired, and men are more likely to
suffer with ankylosing spondylitis than women. While ankylosing spondylitis does its
fusion thing, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka may be able to help guide its
fusing ways to help maintain as much flexibility in its fused areas and an upright posture as possible instead of the hyperkyphosis curving that often results
in an ankylosing spondylitis spine.
HOW Sitka CHIROPRACTIC MAY HELP Sitka
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SUFFERERS
Diagnosing Sitka ankylosing spondylitis may be complex
in some cases as symptoms may vary from neck pain and stiffness to
low back pain and hip pain. In some cases, imaging (MRI, xray)
and lab tests are performed in addition to the typical
clinical examination. Once diagnosed though, combining medical
treatment via a rheumatologist with chiropractic treatment (spinal
manipulation, Cox® Technic) can bring about some relief like pain reduction and improved activities of daily living. (2) Your
Sitka chiropractor successfully and eagerly
teams up with Sitka
healthcare colleagues to help Sitka chiropractic
patients find the gentle care they need.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic visit
for Sitka back pain relief. If ankylosing spondylitis is your back
pain condition, know that Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is prepared to help.
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is all about keeping Sitka spines as flexible as
possible and permitting Sitka chiropractic patients
to do all their activities of daily living they desire.