Exercise Is The Best Medicine For Ankylosing SpondylitisIf you have ankylosing spondylitis, you need to exercise. It's that simple. A spondylitis-specific exercise program will benefit your posture, flexibility, and pain level. Sometimes it may be difficult to work it into your schedule, but it will really make a difference in your quality of life, and you'll experience many benefits on a daily basis. Even If you can only find time for ten minutes, then go ahead and do that. Stretching exercises are great for maintaining flexibility in the joints and achieving proper posture. Back and abdominal exercises can also help to maintain upright posture. There are also breathing exercises designed to maintain or even improve the capacity of your lungs. A physical therapist can provide exercises specifically tailored to your situation. Physical therapy can provide great benefits, ranging from improved flexibility to greater strength and even relief from pain. Find a time of day that's convenient for you, then try to exercise at that time every day, if possible. That being said, sometimes you'll have to make allowances for your condition on a particular day. If you normally feel stiff in the morning, use that time to start loosening up. However, if you can only perform your stretches properly after the stiffness decreases, then afternoons or evenings may be the only times you'll be able to do those exercises on days when you're especially stiff. You also might find it helpful to perform different exercises at separate times on a regular basis. For example, do lying exercises in the morning. In the afternoon or evening, when the stiffness has decreased, do your neck stretches. Of course, before starting an exercise program or making changes to your current program, consult your physician or physical therapist, and check with them to make sure that you're performing the exercise correctly, as modifications may be necessary to suit your particular situation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I Cured My Arthritis - You Can Too" A Natural Arthritis Remedy... No Drugs... No Secret Formula... 43-Year Sufferer of Arthritis Shocks Her Doctors (Who Predicted She'd Soon Need A Wheelchair) With Her Natural Arthritis Cure Without Expensive Medication Or Surgery (And Challenges You To Do The Same!) Yes, the story of this lady's arthritis cure seems almost impossible. And incredible as it seems, it's all true. I'm about to let you in on the secret that got her thrown out of an arthritis convention - For trying to tell the truth - that the arthritis sufferers attending DIDN'T NEED the expensive drugs and treatments they were being sold... Now YOU can learn about the natural arthritis treatment that the medical community wants to keep from you - because it's not profitable to them. Read the secret that got this lady thrown out of the arthritis convention. Ankylosing Spondylitis Privacy Policy Contact Us Legal Information |