Abstract

CASE STUDY OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLOSIS

*Vd. Sonam R. Ausare and Vd. Prerana P. Jawale

Abstract

Ankylosing spondylosis (AS) belongs to a group of Rheumatic disease known as the Spondyloarthropathies (SpA). It shows a strong association with genetic marker HLA-B 27. It is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory, rheumatic disorder of uncertain etiology primarily affecting the Axial skeleton. Inflammatory back pain and stiffness are prominent in early stage of disease. It usually starts in the late teens and early twenties and can lead to progressive bony fusion of the Sacroiliac joints and Vertebral column. In modern medicine log term use of NSAIDS and Immunosuppresent Drugs has been the mainstay of symptoms control. but it is ineffective in the typical AS Patients. Thus Regimented Ayurvedic Intervention in the early stages of the illness can be highly beneficial in that further progression of the illness can be prevented.

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