Preventive measures for ankylosing spondylitis in children mainly include paying attention to keeping warm, focusing on physical exercise, increasing immunity, etc. The treatment is based on oral administration of non-steroidal drugs, and active local hormone therapy with immunosuppressants when necessary.
Ankylosing spondylitis belongs to a kind of immune disease, and is affected by certain genetic factors. Children with a family history of ankylosing spondylitis should pay particular attention to the prevention of this disease, and reduce the risk of morbidity by keeping warm and strengthening physical exercise, including:
(1) Keeping warm, strengthening self-protection, and not staying too long in wet and cold environments.
(2) Focus on physical exercise, enhance physical fitness, do not sit for a long time, especially to correct the incorrect sitting posture. It should be noted that physical exercise should be reasonable and moderate to avoid injuries during exercise, which may increase the risk of ankylosing spondylitis.
(3) Pay attention to regular medical checkups to detect physical abnormalities in time.
In the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in children, the main measures include oral non-steroidal drugs, such as ibuprofen and other anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving treatments, and the progression of the disease can be considered anti-rheumatic drugs, such as luzosulfapyridine, etc. In case of complications of important organs, such as iritis, local application of dexamethasone hormone spotting can be used. At the same time, spinal function training, maintain good standing, sitting posture and so on.
The prevention and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in children is very important, especially in children with a family history of the disease, and more attention should be paid to the need to consult the rheumatology and immunology department in a timely manner in case of unexplained pain.