Flexibility. It is vital for a body
to be flexible. One disease that may prevent flexibility is ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis is not
curable, but decent care by a knowledgeable
practitioner like your Carrolltown chiropractor may help diminish
its symptoms and lasting effects. It is an inflammatory disease that over
time can trigger your spinal bones, the vertebrae, to fuse. Fusing
anything brings about less flexibility. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation seeks to maintain flexibility in its Carrolltown
chiropractic patients.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS IS
Patients visiting
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation frequently have clear-cut
conditions that explain their back pain
experience. Infrequently, more one-of-a-kind
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. 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 rheumatology
referral was 307 days. (1) Your Carrolltown chiropractor understands
the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis and will establish that
referral as necessary.
WHAT ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AFFECTS
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, being a Carrolltown back pain
specialist clinic, will see ankylosing spondylitis patients since it
is a spine-related disease.
Ankylosing spondylitis most frequently involves
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 occur. Ankylosing spondylitis does not 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 cause fatigue, and men are more likely to
suffer with ankylosing spondylitis than women. While ankylosing spondylitis does its
fusion thing, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation may be able to help influence its
fusing ways to help keep 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 Carrolltown CHIROPRACTIC MAY HELP Carrolltown
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SUFFERERS
Diagnosing Carrolltown 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 as well as 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
Carrolltown chiropractor effectively and enthusiastically
collaborates with Carrolltown
healthcare colleagues to assist Carrolltown chiropractic
patients find the gentle care they require.
CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Schedule a Carrolltown chiropractic visit
for Carrolltown back pain relief. If ankylosing spondylitis is your back
pain condition, know that Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is prepared to help.
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is all about keeping Carrolltown spines as flexible as
possible and allowing Carrolltown chiropractic patients
to do everything they want.