Consult a specialist as soon as your low back pain becomes persistent.
Unlike common low back pain, ankylosing spondylitis symptoms do not improve if you don’t 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.
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.
Try this self-check to see whether you have inflammatory low back pain, one of
the causes of persistent low back pain.
Q1. The pain started before I turned 40.
Q2. The pain came on gradually.
Q3. Physical activity relieves the pain.
Q4. Even staying still doesn't relieve the pain.
Q5. It’s painful at night. (It gets better when I’m up.)
There is the possibility that you have inflammatory low back pain.
Please select the questions from the beginning again.
Q1. The pain started before I turned 40.
Q2. The pain came on gradually.
Q3. Physical activity relieves the pain.
Q4. Even staying still doesn't relieve the pain.
Q5. It’s painful at night. (It gets better when I’m up.)
The probability of you having inflammatory low back pain at the moment is low.
Please select the questions from the beginning again.
