IT IS a FORM OF ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATED WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASE.
SERONEGATIVE SPONDYLO-ARTHROPATHY
IT AFFECTS IMMUNE SYSTEM
PAIN STARTS PRIOR TO AGE 30 YRS
HLA-B27 IS INCRESED/POSITIVE
ROUGHLY 4 TIMES MORE IN MALE
JOINTS OF THE SPINE GROW INFLAMED, AS IT AFFECT IMMUNE SYSTEM IT CAUSES BONE TO GROW BETWEEN VERTEBRA.
STIFFNESS WITH DULL PAIN
LOSS OF SPINE MOBILITY
LOSS OF STRENGTH
GRADUAL WORSENING OF SYMPTOMS - BAMBOO SPINE
TREATMENT IN AYURVEDA
• BASTI
• TIKTAKSHIR BASTI
• MANYA BASTI
• PIND SWEDAN
• RAKTAMOKSHAN
• LEPAN
• AGNIKARMA
• LOW INTENSITY EXERSIZE
- YOGA- SURYA NAMASKAR , TRIKONASAN, BHUJANGASAN, PAVAN MUKTASAN, USHTRASAN ARE VERY USEFUL.