1. Why do patients with ankylosing spondylitis need functional exercise?
Functional exercise has an important role in restoring joint function and preventing ankylosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. This cannot be replaced by drug therapy. Many patients with ankylosing spondylitis have experienced significant pain relief or even disappearance after regular medication, but because they do not pay attention to functional exercise, they suffer from spinal ankylosis and muscle stiffness, which seriously affects their daily lives. The lesson is profound. Therefore, functional exercise is very important in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, and appropriate functional exercise should be selected as early as possible according to the condition.
2. In what areas should patients with ankylosing spondylitis strengthen their exercise?
It is well known that exercise is particularly important for patients with ankylosing spondylitis. So, for the characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis, in what areas should we strengthen the activities and exercises? We conclude that there are four main areas to start with.
(1) Maintaining the physiological curvature of the spine to prevent deformity.
(2) Maintaining good broad chest mobility to avoid affecting respiratory function.
(3) strengthen muscle exercise to prevent or reduce atrophy of limbs due to disuse; fourth, maintain bone density and strength to prevent complications such as osteoporosis.
3, ankylosing spondylitis patients exercise what to pay attention to?
Ankylosing spondylitis patients in the functional exercise of the joints, the amount of activity should be appropriate, from less to more, gradually increase, moderate and stop. Do not be too hasty, it is necessary to adhere to a certain period of time before the results will appear. Try not to increase the amount of painkillers before the activity, so as not to damage the joints with too much activity. The basic principle of functional exercise is gradual, depending on the condition, and the duration of pain after exercise should not exceed 2 hours. Do not overexert yourself, prevent accidents, and be persistent.
4, ankylosing spondylitis patients how to prevent hunchback deformity of the spine?
(1) exercises to maintain thoracic mobility, such as: daily deep breathing, chest expansion exercises.
(2) Exercises to maintain the flexibility of the spine, such as: movement and rotation of the waist and neck in all aspects.
(3) Prone for 20 minutes every morning, noon and night, which helps stop the back and hips from becoming bent.
(4) Sitting and standing with the spine as straight as possible, the correct posture is very important to prevent the spine from bending, such as sitting in a vertical hard-backed chair, lying on a hard bed, standing with the chest up, do not bend the back.
5.How can ankylosing spondylitis patients perform breathing exercises?
We can take the following methods to ensure the normal mobility of the chest and maintain normal respiratory function.
(1) Posture: First of all, you should relax. Lie flat, bend your knees, support your feet horizontally on the bed, hold your hands tightly behind your head or place your hands on both sides of your body.
(2) Action: Inhale as much as possible through the nose to make the chest rise, and then exhale through the mouth until all the air is exhaled, and then relax. Exhale again and repeat the above action 10 times, 3 times a day.
6.How do patients with ankylosing spondylitis perform neck activities?
Ankylosing spondylitis is a systemic disease with chronic inflammation of the mid-axis joints, often resulting in cervical spine lesions that restrict movement. Performing rehabilitative functional exercises can help with flexibility of joint movement. The method is: standing posture, feet apart at shoulder width, hands crossed for deep breathing and do the following actions.
(1) Forward flexion and backward extension: When practicing with deep breathing, inhale with the neck flexed forward as much as possible so that the lower jaw is close to the upper edge of the sternal stalk, and exhale with the neck extended backward to the maximum, repeated 7-8 times.
(2) Left and right lateral flexion: Inhale with the head to the left, and restore the head to the middle position when exhaling; Inhale with the head to the right, and restore it when exhaling. Alternating left and right, repeated 7-8 times.
7, ankylosing spondylitis patients the most simple and easy to do exercise methods?
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis may not be able to carry out activities due to various conditions, but due to the necessity of functional exercise, we introduce to patients the simplest and easiest way, the prop needed is a wall. First, we stand with our backs to the wall, with our shoulders and hips against the wall and our heels as close to the wall as possible. The chin is close to the chest and the back of the head is against the wall. Relax your shoulders. Raise your arms upward and forward, but do not bend your elbows. Stretch upward as far as possible, but do not lift your heels. Bring your upper arm close to your ear with your thumbs facing the wall. Try to insist on relaxing afterwards and repeat several times a day to effectively improve the functional status of the spine.