In this episode: Ankylosing Spondylitis is an autoimmune disorder that affects the spine, eyes and heart. With physical therapy the biggest concern is fusion of spinal segments. Usually beginning in near the sacrum and lumbar spines. Its biggest concern is loss of rib cage expansion limiting respiration.
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Brief overview of the episode:
Ankylosing Spondylitis is a rare auto-immune disease that predominantly affects the spine. It causes the spine to fuse along its length. Fusion typically begin near the SI joint though the biggest concern is when it causes the costoverterbal (ribcage) joints to fuse. This prevents typical respiration. There are additional affects on the eyes as well as the heart.
When treating someone who has Ankylosing Spondylitis the main goal is to prevent the spine from fusing in a hunched posture. This limits loss of function, improves respiration and limits the impact on daily life that can occur when left untreated.
Physical therapy is provided in conjunction with medication. As Ankylosing Spondylitis falls under the rheumatic diseases it has been found to have a common genetic component. Individuals who have Ankylosing Spondylitis presents with the HLA – B28 gene 95% of the time. Having the HLA-B28 gene is not however, a diagnosis as most individuals with it will not present with symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis.
The prevalence is about 0.1-0.2% of the population. It affects men 3x as often as women and is most likely to affect white individuals.
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Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) ni ugonjwa wa autoimmune ambao huathiri uti wa mgongo, macho na moyo. Katika tiba ya kimwili hangaiko kubwa ni kuunganishwa kwa sehemu za uti wa mgongo. Kwa kawaida huanza karibu na uti wa mgongo na uti wa mgongo. Hangaiko lake kubwa ni kupoteza upanuzi wa kifua cha kifua kinachozuia kupumua. Chip Review @ (13:07): Frozen  Utz Crab Chips (Asante Linda Payne) Swali la wiki ya trivia @ (11:56): Jina la dinosaur gani hutafsiriwa kuwa <unk>fused-lizard<unk>? Tujaribu kuwasiliana na @PetsBagChips na @PetsBagChips kwa maelezo zaidi ya wiki hii. Asanteni kwa kusikiliza!! Kujiandikisha, kuchunguza na kupakua, chagua kiungo chako cha kipekee hapa chini: Mtazamo mfupi wa kipindi: Ankylosing Spondylitis ni ugonjwa wa nadra wa autoimmune ambao huathiri hasa uti wa mgongo. Inasababisha uti wa mgongo kuunganishwa kwa urefu wake. Fusion kawaida huanza karibu na pamoja SI ingawa wasiwasi mkubwa ni wakati husababisha costoverterbal (ribcage) viungo kuunganisha. Hilo huzuia kupumua kwa kawaida. Kuna madhara mengine kwenye macho na pia kwenye moyo. Wakati wa kutibu mtu ambaye ana Ankylosing Spondylitis lengo kuu ni kuzuia uti wa mgongo kutoka kuunganisha katika msimamo hunched. Hii hupunguza kupoteza kazi, inaboresha kupumua na hupunguza athari kwenye maisha ya kila siku ambayo inaweza kutokea wakati haijatibiwa. Tiba ya kimwili hutolewa pamoja na dawa. Ankylosing Spondylitis ni ugonjwa wa ugonjwa wa rheumatic ambao ni ugonjwa wa kawaida wa kibinadamu. Watu walio na Ankylosing Spondylitis wana HLA-B28 gene kwa asilimia 95 ya wakati. HLA-B28 ni jeni la kawaida la spondylitis ya Ankylosing ambayo inaweza kusababisha ugonjwa wa spondylitis. Ugonjwa huo unaenea kwa asilimia 0.1-0.2 ya idadi ya watu. Inaathiri wanaume mara tatu mara nyingi kama wanawake na ina uwezekano mkubwa zaidi kuathiri watu weupe. Vipindi vingine ambavyo huenda ukafurahia ni: