Flexibility. It’s vital for a body
to be flexible. One disease that may take flexibility
away is ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis isn’t
curable, but good care by a knowledgeable
practitioner like your Baton Rouge chiropractor may help lessen
its symptoms and lasting effects. It is an inflammatory disease that over
time can cause your spinal bones, the vertebrae, to fuse. Fusing
anything brings about less flexibility. Spine & Sports Rehab Center seeks to maintain flexibility in its Baton Rouge
chiropractic patients.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS IS
Patients coming to
Spine & Sports Rehab Center regularly have straightforward
conditions that make clear their back pain
experience. Infrequently, more unique
conditions like ankylosing spondylitis turn up, too. In a research
investigation of 3336 patients with ankylosing spondylitis, most ankylosing
spondylitis patients were diagnosed outside of rheumatology practices. Most were diagnosed
by other practitioners while 7% were diagnosed by chiropractors or PTs. The
median timeframe for diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis from a diagnosis of back pain to a referral to a rheumatologist was 307 days. (1) Your Baton Rouge chiropractor understands
the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis and will make that
referral as necessary.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AFFECTS
Spine & Sports Rehab Center, being a Baton Rouge back pain
specialist clinic, will see ankylosing spondylitis patients as it
is a spinal condition.
Ankylosing spondylitis most commonly affects
the spine, particularly the low back and occasionally
the sacroiliac joint. Wherever tendons and ligaments fasten to
bone (spine, breastbone to ribs, hip, shoulder joint), ankylosing spondylitis
may occur. Ankylosing spondylitis doesn’t begin
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 cause fatigue, and men are more likely to
suffer with ankylosing spondylitis than women. While ankylosing spondylitis does its
fusion thing, Spine & Sports Rehab Center may be able to help influence 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 Baton Rouge CHIROPRACTIC MAY HELP Baton Rouge
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SUFFERERS
Diagnosing Baton Rouge ankylosing spondylitis may be complicated
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 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
Baton Rouge chiropractor effectively and enthusiastically
works in partnership with Baton Rouge
healthcare colleagues to assist Baton Rouge chiropractic
patients find the gentle care they need.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Schedule a Baton Rouge chiropractic visit
for Baton Rouge back pain relief. If ankylosing spondylitis is your back
pain condition, know that Spine & Sports Rehab Center is prepared to help.
Spine & Sports Rehab Center is all about keeping Baton Rouge spines as flexible as
possible and permitting Baton Rouge chiropractic patients
to do everything they want.