Symptoms and treatment of spondylitis

Update Date: 2022-10-07 Source: Network

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Spondylitis mainly occurs in young people. In the early stage, it is manifested as low back pain. Because spondylitis first invades the sacroiliac joint, gradually spreads upward, and calcifies the joints and ligaments of the spine. X-ray shows that the intervertebral space disappears, and the spine is bamboo like. It is not easy to find in the early stage. In the late stage, the back pain becomes heavier, and can not sit for a long time. Finally, it forms a serious hunchback, neck rigidity, and can not stand upright. Symptoms and treatment of spondylitis? Let's talk about it

Symptoms and treatment of spondylitis

Spondylitis is not limited to spinal joint disease. Most of the joints of the whole body may be invaded. Different joint involvement produces pain and symptoms related to the joint. When the hip joint is involved, the patient can report hip pain,

But some patients usually complain of groin pain on the diseased side, early can appear hip flexion and limited activity, knee flexion contracture deformity, although rare, but also one of the causes of disability. Swelling and pain may occur in other toe joints, but deformity is rare. Swelling and pain of finger joint is the most rare.

In a few cases, pain, swelling or tenderness involving temporomandibular joint, costal vertebral joint and sternoclavicular joint, and involvement of costal vertebral joint can be seen. Chest pain and respiratory weakness can also occur. Intercostal nerve can also be stimulated to cause intercostal neuralgia. Left intercostal neuralgia is misdiagnosed as angina pectoris.

matters needing attention

1. Reduce the bad habit of lying and sitting for a long time, exercise more and exercise the psoas. 2. Pay attention to rheumatism, according to the season, timely add clothes, keep warm waist, prevent cold, wind. 3. Pay attention to the posture of sleeping. When sleeping or lying flat, put a towel on the waist to raise the waist slightly. This will protect the physiological curve of the lumbar spine. 4. In the study and work of sitting posture, try to do chest and abdomen, sitting upright. (this posture is average people, it is difficult to continue, can sit straight for a while, rest for a while, doing, and then rest).