Life with Ankylosing Spondylitis - August 2021

Aug 05, 2021

Happy August!

Here is the latest newsletter edition on Ankylosing Spondylitis.

🧠 Thoughts on life with Ankylosing Spondylitis

We are perhaps facing one of our greatest challenges in life. As with every challenge, we must become stronger than we were before in order to overcome it.
One step at a time, every day.

🗞 Articles

When the pain isn’t all in your head – Readers respond to a series on chronic pain with their experiences of either struggling with pain or difficulties in treating patients.
How Medical Marijuana Has Reduced My AS Pain - Andrea Wycliffe describes how medicinal cannabis has improved her health and life quality.
Here Are the Dietary Changes That Reduced My AS Symptoms - Janneke Phuong shares her dietary experimentation to combat body inflammation that causes AS.

📽 Videos

For the past month, I've been consistently been doing this yoga session and has helped increase my range of motion at the core level as well as decrease my Ankylosing Spondylitis pain on my lower back.

It's about thirteen minutes long.

The key is being consistent in doing this session at least three to four times a week – better yet if you do it in the morning after waking up to get rid of some stiffness or after a long day at work.

❤️ Tip of the month

Go for daily walks in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Take a break from whatever you are doing. These walks could be anywhere between 15-30 minutes.
Start slow and short, then increase your pace and distance at your own pace.