SPONDYLITIS

Spondylitis is one of the most common causes of back and neck pain which is mostly faced in today’s digital time when everyone is glued to their smartphones and by and by those who are working. Spondylitis happens due to an inflammation of the vertebral joints. The problem with this health issue is that this condition develops silently and comes to prominence only when the pain becomes acute. Pain in spondylitis is usually concentrated around the cervical region of the neck, shoulder and lower spine with the instances and stings of pain flowing further downwards.

There are three main kinds of spondylitis:

• Cervical spondylitis - which affects the cervical spine, causing the pain to spread towards the back of the neck
• Lumbar spondylitis – which causes the pain in the lumbar region
• Ankylosing spondylitis - which is primarily a disease that affects the sacroiliac joints, causing stiffness in the lower back, hips, knees and chest

SPONDYLITIS TREATMENT

There will be a fully comprehensive treatment for the patient that includes medication and exercise that can help in maintaining a normal upright posture and spinal mobility minimize the impact of hip and other joint problems and reduce pain and stiffness that a person is facing.

A full treatment plan includes the following that would benefit the patient in the overall healing where both the medication and the non-medication treatments helps the patient to recover:

 

• EXERCISE

The exercise that is undertaken for the spondylitis patients involves stretching exercises and spinal exercise that can improve mobility and posture of the patient and minimize the long-term impact. This acts as a natural remedy for the patients and gives them a major boost. There will be a coach who will guide the patient about how to go about the exercises and what kind of exercises are needed to be done at which stage of the treatment.

• SPONDYLITIS MEDICATIONS

When the spondylitis case worsens and is unable to be treated with exercises then the doctor will prescribe an ideal medication option which will usually vary from case to case. Following are the medication categories:

• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• Corticosteroid injections
• Oral corticosteroids
• Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors