Treatment methods for ankylosing spondylitis

The recurring attacks of ankylosing spondylitis have brought a lot of harm to our lives. The most unbearable thing is the pain. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis need timely treatment to avoid missing the best treatment. treatment period. The following is the method I have compiled for you about the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. I hope it can help you.

Methods to treat ankylosing spondylitis

1. Physical therapy. The treatment method for ankylosing spondylitis uses heat therapy, magnetic radiation and other methods to relax muscles and promote blood circulation in the body. It can also reduce joint pain, ensure normal function of joints, and reduce the occurrence of deformities. Patients themselves can also improve and alleviate their condition by taking hot baths, soaking in the rain and soaking in hot springs.

2. Drug treatment. What are the treatments for ankylosing spondylitis? Taking medicine can relieve the patient's pain in the short term and control the further development of the disease. For patients with severe joint pain and stiffness at night, taking it before bed can reduce pain, improve sleep quality, and reduce the occurrence of joint deformities.

3. Surgical treatment. For patients with severe conditions and joint deformities, surgery can be used to improve their joint function. The hunchback deformity can be corrected by corrective surgery after the condition is stabilized. Those with lumbar deformity can undergo spinal osteotomy to correct the hunchback. These can improve the patient's joint deformity symptoms and are also a commonly used clinical treatment method for ankylosing spondylitis.

Dangers of ankylosing spondylitis

1. Involvement of the hip joint is one of the dangers of ankylosing spondylitis, which causes a large amount of fibrous tissue proliferation in the femoral head, resulting in long-term damage to the articular cartilage surface. Due to the pressure, cartilage dystrophy causes destruction, thinning, and finally disappears.

2. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis are generally accompanied by osteoporosis, with obvious changes in the vertebral body, and are often accompanied by bone hyperplasia, ligament ossification, and osteoarticular sclerosis. Generally, bone Hyperplasia and osteoporosis coexist at the same time, and the symptoms are most obvious in the vertebrae of the spine. In the late stages of ankylosing spondylitis, a small number of patients suffer damage to the cauda equina and develop chronic progressive cauda equina syndrome.

3. Eye damage is also one of the hazards of suffering from ankylosing spondylitis. It is the most common extra-articular manifestation. Acute uveitis and acute iritis are more common. Acute conjunctivitis can also occur. , if treatment is improper or delayed, visual impairment may also occur.

4. Ankylosing spondylitis can also cause shoulder joint ankylosis. Limitation of shoulder joint movement is mainly caused by swelling, which will affect daily activities such as combing hair and raising hands.

5. Ankylosing spondylitis has the most common impact on the hip joint. Severe hip pain, some of which are manifested as pain in the buttocks, groin, and inner thighs, continue to develop limited mobility of the hip joint, atrophy of the muscles around the hip joint, and finally bony ankylosis of the hip joint.

Preventive methods for ankylosing spondylitis

Correct bad habits in life:

1. Do not sit on soft and fluffy recliners or behind inclined surfaces in daily life When reclining, you should sit on a sturdy hard-backed chair.

2. When sitting, your posture should be correct, and you should not sit for a long time or maintain one posture for a long time.

3. When sleeping on a hard bed, use a low pillow. Correct the habit of sleeping on a Miaofa bed and using a high pillow.

4. When reading, writing, or reading newspapers, keep books and newspapers parallel to your line of sight to avoid prolonged tilting or bending of the cervical spine.

Correcting bad habits in life with the above points can play a role in maintaining the physiological curvature of the spine. It can also prevent bad posture from aggravating spinal deformity.

Daily labor protection to prevent ankylosing spondylitis:

1. Work and rest should be combined. The work should be planned, step-by-step, and relaxed to avoid excessive stress and fatigue to prevent overwork and illness.

2. Do not lift heavy objects forcefully or forcefully carry heavy objects to avoid sprains.

3. People who have been standing or sitting for a long time should regularly move the muscles and joints of the neck and waist and back to dredge the meridians and prevent excessive fatigue of the muscles and joints from aggravating the hunchback and ankylosing deformity of the hip joint.

4. Conduct regular physical examinations and receive active treatment.

5. Pay attention to hygiene and keep your skin clean. Dress appropriately for work or exercise. Strengthen safety awareness to prevent accidents.