Ankylosing Spondylitis

The cause of AS is not currently known, although much research is being performed to find the exact cause.  It is most common in men, particularly young adults, and less common among women.  It appears to be an inherited condition as about 96 percent of the people who have AS carry the HLA-B27 gene.  Not everyone with that gene expression will develop Ankylosis Spondylitis, but there is a higher propensity to be a likely candidate and even pass it on to their children.  The condition is slow to show and slow to progress, but it can fuse your vertebrae together if it does get really advanced.  It can be successfully controlled and even reversed if the person is willing to modify their diet (particularly their intake of simple sugars and starchy carbohydrates) and make exercise a standard part of their daily routine.  Anti-Inflammatory medications are usually prescribed by medical doctors, and may be necessary for short-term pain and inflammation relief, but they should not become the staple of their recovery program.

Common Signs and Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Lower-back pain that is commonly worse at night, in the morning, or after periods of inactivity
• Limited range of motion and lower back stiffness
• Stiffness and pain in the hips
• Limited expansion of the chest
• Limited Range of motion, most specifically in the hips and spine
• Joint swelling and pain in the knees, ankles and shoulders
• Neck Pain, elbow and heel pain
• Chronic fatigue or general weakness
• Loss of appetite or weight loss
• Eye inflammation (less common)

If you have any combination of these symptoms, it may be a good idea to see your doctor and get a proper diagnosis.  Once you find out for sure, you can begin your treatment program and be on the road to complete recovery.  The sooner you find out, the sooner you can get better, and the less the AS can progress.

Common  Treatment Options

There are a number of things you can do to get complete and lasting relief.  If you are fully committed to getting better, you can most assuredly get relief.  Try incorporating the following things into your daily routine:

• Follow the Arthritis Diet as much as you can
• Limit Simple Sugars and refined foods as they lead to inflammation
• Limit starchy vegetables like potatoes and carrots until you get complete relief
• Eat as many green salads and vegetables as you can
• Add almonds and walnuts to your diet
• Eat pineapple and papaya and berries regularly
• Exercise 10-30 minutes a day (Joint Friendly Arthritis Exercises)
• Take natural anti-inflammatories like tumeric, ginger, boswellia and cayenne
• Sleep on a firm bed without your head being elevated too much
• Try a magnetic mattress

If you try doing a few of these things, you will find that you can greatly improve and even reverse the symptoms and condition of Ankylosing Spondylitis for good!

A key to experiencing a full recovery from Ankylosing Spondylitis as well most forms of arthritis begins with giving your body the nutrition and supplementation it needs to rebuild your joints from the inside out. For Ankylosing Spondylitis, as for most joint degenerative conditions, I recommend taking JointKote to rebuild your joints, and using a capsaicin cream (which you massage into the affected joint are) to bring immediate pain relief to the aching joint, and also draw the joint relief ingredients directly to the joint for repair and inflammation reduction. Click on the JointKote bottle below to begin the healing process and relieve pain, inflammation and swelling now.