Ankylosing spondylitis is a progressive disease characterized by severe inflammatory disease of the spine. Originally, ankylosing spondylitis was thought to be a clinical type of rheumatoid arthritis, but many scholars consider it to be a separate disease. Ankylosing spondylitis begins in the sacroiliac joints and progresses upward, eventually involving the entire spine and hardening it. Early on, osteoporosis and blurring of the small joints can be seen, and in the late stages, hunchback deformity, fusion of the small joints, calcification and ossification of the joint capsule and ligaments, and intervertebral formation characterized by bamboo-like changes. The current treatment of this disease cannot achieve a complete cure, but can only stop its development through a combination of medications and other treatments. The emphasis is on timely diagnosis and systematic drug treatment to obtain long-term remission. Other conservative methods are non-absolutely effective. The departments for hospital treatment are in rheumatology, or immunology. In terms of physical exercise, it is recommended to take deep breaths regularly, expand the chest, straighten the trunk and other exercises, sleep on a hard bed and lie prone for half an hour in the morning and evening to help prevent spinal deformities. In addition, you can actively adjust the traditional health care sports, such as taijiquan, Yi Jin Jing, five birds play are beneficial, you can actively carry out local massage, massage, physical therapy, is also conducive to the disease is gradually slowing down the role.