Your low back pain could be "ankylosing spondylitis."
Consult a specialist as soon as your low back pain becomes persistent.
What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?
Unlike common low back pain, ankylosing spondylitis symptoms do not improve if you donft do anything about them.
First of all, it is important to know its causes, symptoms, and treatments.
- Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of rheumatic disease with unknown causes and mainly appears as inflammation of the spine and pelvis.
- It is said to have a strong association with the HLA-B27 antigen in white blood cells.
- It most commonly affects people in their teens to 30s, and men more than women.
- In Japan it is a designated intractable disease. Its cause is currently unknown.
Main Symptoms
- Pain and stiffness in the back and neck
- Pain and stiffness in the low back and buttocks
- Inflammation of the eyes
- Pain and swelling in the fingers and toes
- Pain in the wrists, ankles, heels, and soles
- In addition, complications including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases
Main Treatments
Modern medicine has no cure for ankylosing spondylitis.
The recommended treatments for ankylosing spondylitis include treatment with medication and physical therapy.
Active physical movement with pain control may relieve the pain while stiffness may be controlled by ensuring that movement in the spine
and joints does not become restricted.
Low Back Pain Symptom Checklist
Try this self-check to see whether you have inflammatory low back pain, one of the causes of persistent low back pain.
Please click YES or NO.
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Check the applicable items,
Give it to your doctor and ask for advice.
