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Ankylosing spondylosis.Ankylosing spondylosis (often referred to as cervical or lumbar spondylosis - depending on it's location) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease. It mainly affects the joints of your spine and pelvis and as it progresses may result in fusion in your spine.The progression may not be extreme. It may just result in stiffness in your spine, but at its worst it will result in fusion - known to many as a "bamboo spine". 
The causes of this condition are largely hereditary. The diagnosis is based on x-ray imaging and blood tests at the time of acute inflammation.
The treatment for spondylosis is based on management. There is no known cure for this condition. A combination of drug therapy for pain management and physiotherapy for mobilisation is my treatment of choice. In my opinion, the most important part of managing ankylosing spondylosis is to keep the joints above and below the affected joints mobile. Too often I see clients who come to me after years of medication, and unfortunately by this time the joints have stiffened so much that reversal can be difficult. I have had some clients with this condition that have ended up with hip replacements at a young age due to lack of mobilisation to the joints throughout the disease process. So, ultimately the treatment of choice involves keeping the affected joints mobile with physiotherapy mobilisation techniques, combined with keeping the joints above and below the disease loose too. Following this, strength exercises to unload the joints helps, by preventing excess pressure on the joints which may cause further damage. Pilate’s exercises adapted by a well-trained physiotherapist are my strengthening exercise of choice. Seek a chartered physiotherapist trained in both fields to help you manage your very manageable condition! I myself get confused sometimes with the terms used to describe this condition (lumbar spondylosis, cervical spondylosis, and in the general family of spondyloarthropathies) but to keep it simple - it is in the family of arthritis and can be potentially, if detected early, managed well and treated. Return from Ankylosing Spondylosis to Back Arthritis Return from Ankylosing Spondylosis to Back Pain Relief Home |
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