How to treat ankylosing spondylitis

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A few days ago, I felt pain in my joints and went to the hospital for examination. The doctor said I had ankylosing spondylitis. I work in the office for a long time in front of the computer, since then, I dare not sit for a long time, usually also pay attention to exercise, now my condition is much better, today I want to share the content is how to treat ankylosing spondylitis.

How to treat ankylosing spondylitis

First, patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have been bedridden for a long time due to pain have faster spine and limbs rigidity. Except for those with severe systemic symptoms and obvious pain, they should try their best to move their joints, and insist on local and systemic functional exercises such as chest expansion, deep breathing, spine and lower limb movement, so as to prevent and reduce joint adhesion, stiffness and muscle atrophy. The patients who can't get up because of their serious condition will be controlled after medication. The precautions of ankylosing spondylitis can do some proper functional exercises in bed, so as to get down to the ground as soon as possible.

Second: pay attention to maintain the physiological posture to prevent spinal deformity and stiffness. In the rest to maintain the appropriate position, should sleep on a hard bed, take supine position, do not pad pillows; in standing or sitting position, the attention of ankylosing spondylitis should try to keep the chest and abdomen; when writing, the table should be higher, the chair should be shorter. Physical activity that can cause persistent pain should be avoided.

Third: the course of ankylosing spondylitis is lingering. Many patients are impatient in the process of treatment. They lack sufficient ideological preparation to adhere to long-term treatment. They become very pessimistic and lose confidence. It is very dangerous to give up treatment. Ankylosing spondylitis attention must overcome irritability, timely and appropriate treatment, establish the confidence to overcome the disease.

matters needing attention

Finally, there is a suggestion: ankylosing spondylitis patients had better not overeat, nor picky, usually must pay attention to the reasonable collocation of nutrition, so as to supplement the various trace elements needed by the human body.