Patients with ankylosing spondylitis can be more effectively treated with medication along with health exercises. Patients must keep doing them daily (preferably twice a day) and make them a regular part of your life. Just doing it twice occasionally is worse than not doing it at all. It is advisable to engage in exercise smoothly, but not violently. You can reasonably choose some of the following forms of exercise.
(1) bed stretching exercises
When you wake up in the morning, use the supine position, arms up over the head, to the back of the fingers, toes in two directions, stretching satisfaction, relax; stretch the feet, heel down stretch, the back of the foot to the knee direction of flexion, to satisfaction and then relax. Can be repeatedly done several times.
(2) Knee-thorax exercise
Supine position, both feet on the bed board, bending knees; lift a knee slowly to the chest direction of flexion, hands holding the knee pulled to the chest, to satisfaction, back to the original position of the feet, the other knee to do the above exercise. Repeat 2-3 times for each knee, relax; do the double knee exercise with both hands 2-3 times, relax; do the double knee exercise with both hands 2-3 times until the stiffness disappears.
(3) cat back exercise
Lie on your back and kneel like a cat, lower your head and relax as much as possible, while arching your back like an arch, until you stretch until you are satisfied.
(4) Abdominal exercise
The purpose is to stretch the abdominal muscles, improve muscle strength and maintain a straight posture of the trunk. Supine position, bend the knees, feet on the ground, shoulders together slowly raised to hands touching the knees, adhere to five seconds, return to the original position, the above action repeated five times.
(5) Turning exercise
Take a sitting position, bend your knees and cross your arms, turn your body to the right, look at your right elbow, hold on for five seconds and repeat. Five times on each side.
(6) Turning neck exercise
Sit with your feet on the ground, turn your head to the left or to the right. And look at the same side of the shoulder, and then recover, five times on each side. The same can also take the neck forward flexion, jaw as far as possible to the chest, recovery; tilt the head as far back as possible, recovery, five times in each direction.
(7) chest expansion exercise
The purpose is to stretch the upper chest and shoulder muscles to maintain or improve the chest and back posture. Feet and shoulder width, facing the corner of the wall and stand, hands flat shoulder support two walls, line deep breathing, shoulders forward and stretch the head and upper back, adhere to five seconds, resume the original position, repeat five times.
(8) Relaxation training and pelvic tilt exercise
Lie down on a firm and comfortable surface (such as a blanket) with your back flat and your knees bent. It is advisable to inhale slowly for a count of 2, then inhale for a count of 2. Maintain this slow rhythm of breathing as you clench your fists and then relax, and feel the relaxation travel up your arms and into your pelvis.
Your arms, into your head, and then down your back and legs. Then contract your abdomen and press your lower back flat against the floor.
(9) Knee to chest exercise
At this point it is appropriate to hold a knee with your hands and slowly pull it towards your chest, holding it steady and slowly counting to 5 before releasing it. Put it down slowly and do the same exercise on the other knee, and then do both knees at the same time.
(10) Supine exercise
Put your feet flat on the ground and bend your knees, and put your hands behind your head, contract your abdominal muscles at this time, as if you were trying to sit up. Maintain this position and slowly count to 5 and then relax.
(11) Lift your legs
Make your knees bend and put your feet and lower back flat against the ground, straighten and lift as high as possible. Maintain this position for a slow count of 5 and then lower. Do the same exercise for the other leg. Do not engage in this exercise if your legs are weak, weak and numb.