ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is one of many forms of chronic inflammatory disease that overtime, can cause some of the small bones in your spine to fuse. Ankylosing Spondylitis especially affects the joints between the vertebrae of the spine and the joints between the spine and the pelvis (sacro-iliac joints). The joints are initially inflamed and this may be followed by progressive stiffness and reduced flexibility.

It eventually leads to the fusion of the spine, this fusing makes spine less flexible and can result in hunched forward posture giving permanent painful stiffness of the back. If ribs are affected, it can be difficult to breathe deeply. This condition is more common in males as compared to females and usually occurs in individuals between 16-40 years of age.

Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Pain and stiffness in lower back and hips
• Fatigue associated with neck pain
• Pain and stiffness in the low back, upper buttock area, neck & reminder of the spine
• Gradual onset of pain & it worsens progressively over months
• Pain and stiffness relieved by motion, heat and warm shower
•  If ribs are involved  there is limiting breathing capacity
• In chronic ankylosing  spondylitis bony fusion of spine may develop after fusion the pain in spine disappears, but this fusion leads to complete loss of spine mobility

Causes of Ankylosing Spondylitis

•  Ankylosing spondylitis has no known exact cause it has been considered autoimmune disease.
• People who are born with a specific gene known as HLA-B27 are at increased risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis.    
• Other additional factors such as environmental immune system are necessary for disease to appear
• Weak immune system is also one of the causes of A.S

Risk factors for Ankylosing Spondylitis

1. AGE : This condition usually occurs in adulthood in late twenties.
2. Gender : Men are more likely to develop this problem as compared to women
3. Herditary : If you have a family member suffering from ankylosing spondylitis you are more likely to develop.

AYURVEDIC VIEW

According to Ayurveda, ankylosing spondylitis is caused due to aggravated aam & vayu causing an imbalance in Vata dosha. This imbalance causes a type of arthritis of the spine and may even lead to disability in the long term. Weak digestive power leads to formation aam in the body these weakens the immune system vitiated vayu makes these weak immune system work against body this causes inflammation of disc between the vertebrae which gets swollen up causing limitation of movement. 

Aam causes

Stiffness

Lack of mobility

Blockage of channel

Collection of toxins

Vata leads to

Destruction of the tissue

Muscular spasm

Problem with the movements

Diet & lifestyle for Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Ensuring proper evacuation of bowels. Constipation should be avoided at all cost.
• Include ghee in your diet.
• Applying heat on affected areas will help to relieve pain and stiffness.
• Take easily digest able foods and avoid excess oily foods and curds.
• Avoid day sleeping.
• Yoga asana such as Pawana muktasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Paschimottanasana, Vakrasana are beneficial for this disease.
• Practice Meditation & Pranayama under expert’s guidance.

Simple Home Remedies 

• Boil  2-3 raw garlic buds with one cup of cow’s milk and water for 10 min. Drink this milk and chew the garlic buds  
• Make a powdered preparation of dried ginger root, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds in equal quantities. Take one teaspoon of this powder with warm water twice daily.
• Take Castrol oil 20 ml daily at bed time in night. 
• Hot fomentation with sand bag helps to relieve pain

Ayurveda Treatment

Ayurveda  has in depth knowledge of causative factor of AS and clearly understands the pathogenesis of the disease. Ayurveda treatment lay emphasis on providing relief from acute pain, tension ,stiffness while correcting the root cause.Whereas  the treatment involves detoxification and elimination of toxins and the prescription of the right diet, lifestyle and herbal preparations. Also Panchakarma techniques such as kati vasti, sarvangadhara and patrapinda svedana  is beneficial in this disorder.

Ankylosing Arthritis treatment at Risha Ayurveda

This program is designed for those suffering from or prone to chronic joint and musculoskeletal disorder such as Ankylosing spondylitis.  This program lays emphasis on customized ayurvedic medicines which provides relief from acute pain, tension, and stiffness while correcting the root cause of ankylosing spondylitis, improving the digestion, improving blood circulation and strengthening the immune system. By understanding the pathogenesis(samprapti) and taking into account various factor such as age, gender, immunity, digestive fire, genetic factor we develop a customized treatment plan to reverse the condition. This treatment plan includes ayurvedic medicine and therapies which not only provide relief from the symptoms but corrects the root cause of disease.  

How it Works

Ankylosing arthritis treatment at Risha Ayurveda clinic is s a holistic treatment which provide long lasting relief by

• Cleansing & Detoxification

Poor diet, weak digestion, weak elimination leads to accumulation of toxins (aam) and vitiation of vata dosha in joints that causes many joint disorders. Our program is designed to remove these deep seated toxins.

• Diet Plan

In our program we design individual diet plan to improve your digestion. This diet plan is aimed at providing anti-inflammatory food plan that will helps in reducing the existing rate of inflammation. We make you aware of the food that aggravates the joint pain. 

• Boost Immunity

This program boosts the immunity of bones and muscles of the joint by providing nourishment through rasayana herbs and specific Ayurveda medicine. We use herbal preparations which pacify the vata dosha the root cause of joint pain and repair the damage to muscles and tendons of the joint.