1.Conventional treatment
Currently, there is no known cure for AS, but there are treatments and medications available to reduce symptoms and
manage pain. The goal of treatment is to relieve your pain and stiffness, and prevent or delay complications and spinal deformity. Ankylosing spondylitis treatment is most successful before the disease causes irreversible damage to your joints.
Medications
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) — such as naproxen (Naprosyn) and indomethacin (Indocin) — are the medications doctors most commonly use to treat ankylosing spondylitis. They can relieve your inflammation, pain and stiffness. However, these medications might cause gastrointestinal bleeding.
If NSAIDs aren’t helpful, your doctor might suggest starting a biologic medication, such as a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker or an interleukin 17 (IL-17) inhibitor. TNF blockers target a cell protein that causes inflammation in the body. IL-17 plays a role in your body’s defense against infection and also has a role in inflammation.
TNF blockers help reduce pain, stiffness, and tender or swollen joints. They are administered by injecting the medication under the skin or through an intravenous line. TNF blockers and IL-17 inhibitors can reactivate latent tuberculosis and make you more prone to infection.
Therapy
Physical therapy is an important part of treatment and can provide a number of benefits, from pain relief to improved strength and flexibility. A physical therapist can design specific exercises for your needs.
Range-of-motion and stretching exercises can help maintain flexibility in your joints and preserve good posture. Proper sleep and walking positions and abdominal and back exercises can help maintain your upright posture.
Surgery
Most people with ankylosing spondylitis don’t need surgery. However, your doctor might recommend surgery if you have severe pain or joint damage, or if your hip joint is so damaged that it needs to be replaced.
Recent studies show that the newer biologic medications can potentially slow disease progression in some
people. Note that different people respond to different medications with varying levels of effectiveness. Thus, it may
take time to find the most effective course of treatment.
2. Traditional Chinese Medicine
Quickly Relieve Your Pains, Stiffness, and Sufferings from Ankylosing Spondylities (AS) or Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Firmly STOP the progression of Your Conditions (Ankylosing Spondylities or Rheumatoid Arthritis). So far over 250,000 RA and AS patients have regained their health and they can live and work normally with no pains, no swells, and no more medicines.
Our Natural Treatment is both Effective(see the witnesses below) and Simple to Apply. (1)You clearly tell us the
detailed History of both Diagnosis and Treatments of Your conditions (All medicial records). If neccessary, we will do video diagnosis with you. (2)Our Doctor team will formulate the herb recipe specially for You – All of the herbs are quality-sured. We will express them to You (3)You take it AT YOUR HOME under the instructions of our Doctors.