Flexibility. It’s important for a body
to be flexible. One disease that may take flexibility
away is ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis isn’t
curable, but decent care by a well-informed
practitioner like your Colorado Springs chiropractor may help lessen
its symptoms and lasting effects. It’s an inflammatory disease that over
time can cause your spinal bones, the vertebrae, to fuse. Fusing
anything give rise to
less flexibility. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR seeks to maintain flexibility in its Colorado Springs
chiropractic patients.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS IS
Patients presenting to
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR often have clear-cut
conditions that describe their back pain
experience. Sometimes, more unique
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 time for diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis from a diagnosis of back pain to a rheumatology
referral was 307 days. (1) Your Colorado Springs chiropractor knows
the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis and will set up that
referral as necessary.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AFFECTS
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR, being a Colorado Springs back pain
specialist clinic, will see ankylosing spondylitis patients since it
is a disease that affects the spine.
Ankylosing spondylitis most frequently affects
the spine, particularly the low back and sometimes
the sacroiliac joint. Wherever tendons and ligaments fasten to
bone (spine, breastbone to ribs, hip, shoulder joint), ankylosing spondylitis
may arise. Ankylosing spondylitis doesn’t start
and does its thing then quit. 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, The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR 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 comes to an ankylosing spondylitis spine.
HOW Colorado Springs CHIROPRACTIC MAY HELP Colorado Springs
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SUFFERERS
Diagnosing Colorado Springs ankylosing spondylitis may be complex
in some cases as symptoms may range from neck pain and stiffness to
low back pain and hip pain. For some, imaging (MRI, xray)
and lab tests are done in addition to the classic
clinical examination. Once diagnosed though, mixing medical
treatment via a rheumatologist with chiropractic treatment (spinal
manipulation, Cox® Technic) can draw some relief in terms
of pain reduction and improved activities of daily living. (2) Your
Colorado Springs chiropractor effectively and enthusiastically
works in partnership with Colorado Springs
healthcare colleagues to assist Colorado Springs chiropractic
patients find the gentle care they need.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Schedule a Colorado Springs chiropractic visit
for Colorado Springs back pain relief. If ankylosing spondylitis is your back
pain condition, know that The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is here to help.
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is all about keeping Colorado Springs spines as flexible as
possible and allowing Colorado Springs chiropractic patients
to do all their activities of daily living they want.