Ankylosing spondylitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

What is ankylosing spondylitis? It is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the vertebral joints and makes the spine really stiff, but can also cause inflammation in other parts of the body like the eyes and blood vessels.

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[lestherdeocampo]

my rheumatologist doctor said that i have AS, on / off inflamation in SI joint (bilateral) common in right side, NEGATIVE TO HLA-B27, and negative to RHEUMATOID FACTOR, any second opinion for my case?

[feel_yourself_SA]

Initially when I countered with these symptoms at home the age of 17 due to the auto immune system, the pain was hell. Later on doctor guide me to take drugs (sulfasalazine)on regular basis. It has been medicine i do exercises, streching and take medicine at time. I am feeling better but still i face the pain when i do things which is counterfeit to the AS. However practicing yoga, swimming helped me a lot. I want to share those implementations that i do to prevent pain or to stop if pain occurs;
1. Firstly be fastidious towards this in winter, where AS tries to get it's peak pain.
2. Regular streching
3. Intermidate fasting at least once in week
4. Oil massage to joints, spine, atleast once in three days
5. Be regular to ur sleep routine. Take 6-7 hours of sleep daily. Take morning walk each day.
6. Don't put so much weight on you. Avoid excessive weight training rather Focus on mobility of bones.
7. Avoid junk food and processed food.

Love to all of those who are fighting with this❤

[eivindgjengstjohansen]

My father got AS at 19 in the army he died 3 days ago at 82, 5 he had AS and COPD he closed his eyes at the hospital then he was gone he simply decided that it was his time he didn't want to experience the risk of a wheelchair and oxygen assistance he told me "if i can't walk on my own then i will stop taking my medications" R.I.P. dad you were a warrior 1941-2024

i'm 32 and i have had AS since 20/21 it's hell on earth he had a older son who died at 46 had severe AS it was a heart attack the heart exploded so yeah AS is quite scary...

[HenSamedia]

Is skyrizi helpfull to AS, o have a brother in 34 year old diagnosed now😢

[timothymccloud]

this video was really so helpful for my girlfirend, who just got diagnosed. Thank you, it was so valdidating for her to see all the symptoomns and information suymmarized up visually in this way. it makes the condition less scary & she apprciated your video alot!

[אניאני-זל]

On 2:09 you said that the gas come out the solution -and that what causes the noise?

Thanks a lot for you videos!

[tilakrajbhardwaj]

This diseases will try to reduce your Flexibilty and slowly fuse and restrict all your motion, if you let it to do. You have to stand strong and not allow it to progress. Take a pledge that you will win this fight. It will check your patience and courage. stay strong and defeat this. GOD have given you best Opportunity/challenge and this journey will teach you lot.

[d.alhakamomar]

thank you very much Doctors! , it was very good explaine!!

[heertalreja]

Can please give the book refference for this???

[ZainabKhan-sxtp]

Just watched it before my exam thanku so much osmosis 😌

[allenbijoy]

My mom has this disease for 15 years. She still has it. She is a fighter.

[debigpumpee]

as a 19 year old recently diagnosed, thank you for helping me understand :)

[Nicolaione]

HLA-B27 can be negative while still having AS..

[Celestial.Heather]

Good but missing a lot of information. As an AS sufferer I’ve had to learn all about it thus knowing it’s very complex.

[Spaceoddycy]

I'm in my early 50s and have been suffering from AS probably since my late teens, although it was only 13 years ago that a doctor could put a name on my condition, which has been a handicap for most of my life. Recently, 3 years ago, besides the medication and other medical treatments, I started to practice indoor rowing, a sport which if it's done properly, with the proper mechanics, can contribute greatly to muscle your back (actually about 76% of your body muscle). I found great benefits in that sports to reduce my pain as well as to get back in shape. A few months ago I was even able to row 100 km in one sitting. I would personally recommend this kind of back muscle reinforcing sport - as well as swimming or yoga I've been told - to fellow people suffering from AS.

[RobinErhage]

32 years old, got this dieses when I was 28 years old, took 4 years to get it on paper

[KellyKelly-qdmy]

Cell lines WI-38 and MCR-5. My life turned into 🔥🔥🔥 after the MMR 💉

[berglettemom]

This video was extremely helpful. I am a female in my mid-50s. I was diagnosed with HLA-B27 in my early 40s after all the cartilage in my knees was destroyed, starting when I was 34. After several knee surgeries that did not help, I had both knees replaced when I was 41. To say it was agonizing is putting it mildly. I still suffer from back, neck and shoulder pain, general stiffness, and frequent tendinitis in arms, legs, and especially, ankles and feet. Another interesting symptom is that expansion of my rib cage when I breathe is restricted. A doctor measured the circumference of my rib cage when I inhaled versus when I exhaled, and the difference between the two is much smaller than it should be. This is the reason the video says the lungs can be affected.

I have been taking sulfasalazine for about two years and it does make a big difference. However, it has often been in short supply due to the pandemic, and when I have to go for weeks or months without it, my illness becomes much worse. I have had to become quite sedentary in recent years because even normal exercise will cause tendinitis flare ups and pain.

[petermcgarry]

would anybody know what is the data on ankylosing spondyitis and cancer does anyone know

[MonicaGunderson]

I think this is the best description video I have seen for Ankylosing Spondylitis, thank you. I am an AS Warrior. 💙