April 10, 2008

Common Symptoms Of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Ankylosing spoondylitis is a long-term disease and it may cause joint inflammation in the spine. The symptoms of ankylosing spoondylitis can be found in spine or pelvis. The alternative names of ankylosing spoondylitis include rheumatoid spoondylitis, spoondylitis and spondylartharthropathy. Therefore, it becomes essential to know more about symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis to give correct treatment.

The symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis may be different for some people but it is easy to find symptoms at early stages, these symptoms commonly found in people between age group 17 to 35. Moreover, children may show some symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis in later stages. The symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis are pain and stiffness in the lower back and buttocks, which comes on gradually over the course of a few weeks or months. Firstly, people may complain discomfort on one side later they may feel discomfort on alternate sides.  The pain is usually dull and diffuse. People those are suffering from symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis may feel more pain in the morning and during the night. If you exercise or take warm shower then it may be improved. Sometimes, people may suffer mild fever or loss of appetite is another symptom of ankylosing spondylitis.

Increased pain in the sacroiliac joint is also common symptom of ankylosing spondylitis, sometimes; people may feel pain at the base of the spine where the spine joints the pelvis.

Some tips and suggestions may help people to get relief from symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis. Diet and exercises are useful to give temporary relief from symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis. Taking personal support from others may help people to get relief from ankylosing spondylitis pain. Correct body posture and other alternative treatments may help people to get relief from symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis.

There are many communities available on internet helping you to find temporary relief from ankylosing spondylitis pain; moreover, these communities will give you complete information on ankylosing spondylitis and its symptoms. Additionally, it will help people to increase awareness of ankylosing spondylitis.

However, besides these remedies there is no accurate known cure for ankylosing spondylitis is available, but the treatments and medications may help people to reduce symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis. It has been from the research that biologic treatment may slow or halt the disease progression in some people, therefore, it helps people to get relief from symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis.