ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

The treatments employed allow the functional recovery of the patient suffering from
ankylosing spondylitis by arresting the inflammatory process and restoring the articular
deformities. Thus, the symptoms are reduced and completely neutralized. A special treatment
is required in ankylosing spondylitis to prevent the complete loss of spine mobility, which
would render the patient unable of performing physical activities properly.

A form of arthritis with chronic

development, ankylosing spondylitis generates
calcification of the backbone and of the
costovertebral joints. In time, it causes
backbone ankylosis and backbone stiffness or it
turns the backbone into the so-called “bamboo
spine” – a vertebral column with no flexibility
and mobility at all, a thing that will make the
patient an invalid. The disease begins by
lumbar pains, especially after the patient has
been lying for a long time.

The pains are caused by inflammation of the sacroiliac articulation; they will progress
either to the cervical or to the inguinal region. The ankylosis process may also affect other
regions of the osseous system: the coxofemoral articulation, the shoulder and knee
articulations.

The clinical picture of ankylosing spondylitis is characterized by lumbar and sacral

pain and rigidity that persist even during the patient’s rest periods; long-lasting pains, located
especially in the lower region; pain and rigidity in the thoracic region; diminished mobility of
the backbone and decreased thoracic expansion; asthenia, anorexia, a subfebrile state, loss of
weight, nocturnal sweating, irritability (manifested by ocular pains, increased sensitivity to
light, eyeball reddening). Ankylosing spondylitis affects mostly men between 20 and 40 years
of age.

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 Causes and treatment

The latest finds in genetics show a possible connection between the presence of the
genetic markers HLA-B27, ARTS1 and IL23R and the action of certain environmental agents
that will trigger the inflammatory process. Presence of these markers in the patient’s DNA
reveals a predisposition of the body towards the disease, and not the certainty that the
respective person will develop a form of ankylosing spondylitis in the future. Furthermore, a
deficiently immune ground exposes the body to the action of certain pathogen agents that
attack the articular regions causing various types of rheumatism, among which is ankylosing
spondylitis, too. Consequently, strengthening body immunity by treatment methods that
regulate the immune functions will decrease the odds of falling ill, even in patients with a
genetic predisposition. Another triggering factor is an accumulation of toxins and cell residues
in the place of inflammation origin. The deposits will deteriorate the local metabolic and
immune activity, allowing the area to calcify and to trigger the ankylosis process.

Where the first symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis have already set in, my treatment
tries to regenerate the inflamed and ankylosed regions, to restore mobility and flexibility of
the backbone by dissolving the calcifications, to eliminate the cell residues and the toxins
accumulated in the affected joints. At the same time, it works upon the organs involved in the
activity of the immune system, restoring the immunity barrier and aiding the healing process
to take place properly.

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The degeneration of the intervertebral disks
occurs when the vertebral muscles lose their
tone and they no longer support the vertebral
column.
As the vertebral column is no longer properly
supported, the vertebrae come close each
other, flattening the intervertebral disks. The
pressure exerted upon the blood vessels slows
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which will lead to the dehydration of the disks
in time. If the muscle tone keeps decreasing,
the vertebral ligaments, too, will give in
eventually, causing the disk hernia.
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recovery of the muscle tone, in the first place,
in order to allow the vertebrae to return to their
initial position. The local metabolism is
reactivated by restoring the intervertebral
space.
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treatment aims at the restoration of the natural
vertebral route by acupuncture and Tibetan
thermo-therapy techniques, osteo-articular
manipulation, medicinal gymnastics and herbs
products. The totality of therapies involved
serve to eliminate the hypotonia (weakening of
the paravertebral muscles’ tone), to reduce the
inflammation and the contraction of the
muscles and ligaments. The intervertebral
ligaments are functionally and structurally
restored if there are minor or medium lesions.

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