Ankylosing spondylitis (international practice – ankylosing spondylitis) is a rheumatic lesions of the cartilage, bone, ligaments with the development of subsequent ankylosis. Changes of a pathological nature most often affects the spine, Ilium, sacrum.
Causes and symptoms of the disease
Ankylosing spondylitis symptoms at first, the causes are nonspecific, so it is often diagnosed late, in advanced form, in which any treatment is ineffective. Disease more susceptible to men under thirty-five years of age, but women are not immune from disease. When expressed changes in the motor apparatus has already happened, ankylosing spondylitis symptoms manifest outwardly: shoulders down, back bent, chest empties, and the legs slightly bent at the knees. The reasons for the development of this state have not been identified so far. Marked genetic nature of the disease, because of the vast number of patients present the same antigen in humans does not occur very often. He produces increased sensitivity of the organism to infectious agents, able to initiate in the connective and cartilage tissue inflammation.
Severe symptoms
Ankylosing spondylitis symptoms causes the following: arthritis, back pain and the sacrum, radiating to the back region of the thigh. Sometimes the only initial sign of pathological process, especially in young girls and boys, it becomes a pain in the calcaneus or Achilles tendon. In some cases ankylosing spondylitis symptoms manifests in the form of inflammation of the eye. In General, the disease has symptoms similar to osteoarthritis. But there are two significant differences. Osteochondrosis you effortlessly will be able to make the slopes of the body to the side without lifting the stop from the floor. In the case of ankylosing spondylitis to do this you will not succeed. Another difference – after taking NSAIDs during the first hours the pain will disappear. These very simple diagnostic techniques will allow you to suspect even before the appearance of pronounced signs of ankylosing spondylitis.
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Diagnosis
It is based on the presence of symptoms:
The resulting posture of the person, reduced mobility, development of resistant kyphosis, thickened pelvis. Sometimes in the pathological process involved large joints (hip, knee), there their osteoarthritis with the subsequent development of ankylosis.
In women, disease has certain characteristics. Usually first affects the joints of the shoulders, hands and feet, arthritis develops. Large joints are affected asymmetrically, inflammation has an average or even low activity, pain syndrome is characterized by moderation. Pathological changes in the majority of cases occur in the thoracic spine, a complete ankylosis occur rarely.
Treatment
The Therapy is done for life by NSAIDs, exercise physiotherapy, massage. If in advanced stage of diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis, a disability is almost inevitable.
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