Exercises for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis exercises include water exercises, deep breathing exercises and abdominal exercises. 1. Water exercise: For patients with ankylosing spondylitis, regular water exercise is one of the effective ways to relieve the disease. During the exercise, patients can relax the joints and muscles of the whole body, and also massage these parts. It is recommended that patients use butterfly or frog to perform the exercise. 2. Deep breathing exercise: some patients may have deformation of thoracic vertebrae, through deep breathing exercise can maintain thoracic mobility, maintain the patient’s lung capacity and avoid lung infection. 3. Abdominal exercise: It is recommended that patients do a moderate amount of supine position exercise, which can effectively stretch the abdominal muscles, not only improve the strength of the abdominal muscles, but also make the trunk straight. In addition to the above methods, there are many other ways can be carried out, the purpose of which are to maintain the physiological curvature of the spine, to prevent deformity, to maintain thoracic mobility, to maintain normal respiratory function, to prevent muscle atrophy, etc., it is recommended to carry out the correct way of exercise under the guidance of the doctor.