How to treat ankylosing spondylitis

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My grandfather is 80 years old, and his health is getting worse every year. At the beginning of this year, I found that my grandfather suffered from ankylosing spondylitis, which is still in the late stage. Now he can't move freely, and he can't turn over when he sleeps at night. I'm very worried about my grandfather now. Now let's talk about how to treat ankylosing spondylitis.

How to treat ankylosing spondylitis

First: generally conservative treatment is given priority to, treatment measures mainly conservative medicine oral, external use with physical therapy (such as traditional Chinese medicine fumigation, traditional Chinese medicine iontophoresis, high frequency and other forms) and combined with scientific rehabilitation function exercise. There are patients can try better minimally invasive treatment, relieve pain and stiffness, control or reduce inflammation.

Second: self treatment of ankylosing spondylitis can do spine straightening exercise, patients lie flat bed, with the tenth thoracic vertebrae as the center, pad a soft auxiliary, head and chest natural gravity, straighten the thoracic vertebrae, until muscle and tendon fatigue, spinal micro motion, continue to force, each lasting 20-30 minutes, each time do 1, 3-5 times a day.

Third: sleep with a low pillow, once the upper thoracic spine and cervical spine involved, should stop pillow. We should exercise on time, step by step and persevere. Should pay attention to maintain a normal posture: when standing should try to chest, abdomen and eyes, sitting should try to straight back.

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Although ankylosing spondylitis cannot be completely cured, most patients can live well. Once sick, must sleep hard board bed, and in the case of tolerance, try to keep to pillow, supine sleeping position, in order to prevent deformity.