Lower back pain is a common symptom of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a form of arthritis that can also cause hip pain and stiffness. Over time, the spinal column’s vertebrae may fuse together and become rigid.
The name AS, which means “inflammation of the vertebral column,” is derived from the Greek words “Ankylos,” which means “fusion,” and “Spondylos,” which means “vertebra,” and is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory disorder that primarily affects the spine.
Sacroiliitis, an inflammation of the sacroiliac joints between the base of the spine and the pelvis, is one of the symptoms of AS. Spondylitis, an inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae that make up the spinal column, is a common complication of AS.
The condition known as ankylosis, in which new bone formations may fuse vertebrae sections together, making the spine rigid, affects some people with AS and causes severe, ongoing back and hip pain and stiffness; other people with AS experience milder symptoms that come and go.
Causes
Bacteria like Klebsiella pneumae and some other enterobacterias may cause ankylosing spondylitis, though its exact cause is unknown; however, genetic factors, particularly the presence of the HLA-B27 gene, place those who carry it at a significantly higher risk of developing the condition.
Symptoms
Some people have milder symptoms, while others have more severe symptoms; symptoms may flare up and improve intermittently. Symptoms typically appear between the ages of 17 and 45.
Stiffness and pain in the lower back
· Hip pain
· Joint pain
· Neck pain
· Difficulty breathing
· Fatigue
Appetite loss as well as unexplained weight loss
· Abdominal pain and diarrhea
· Skin rash
· Vision problems
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
When it comes to treating ankylosing spondylitis, there are many effective medicines available in homoeopathy, but the choice depends on the individuality of the patient, taking into account the mental and physical health as well as the physical symptoms.
AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM
Back “gives out” during pregnancy, prolapsus, leucorrhea; worse when walking or stooping; must sit or lie down; severe dull backache in lumbo-sacral articulation; more or less constant; affecting sacrum and hips; sensation of heaviness and lameness in back; paralytic feeling in arms, legs, and spine.
AGARICUS MUSCARIUS
Lumbago, which is worse outside, back pain with touch sensitivity, a crick in the back, and twitching of the neck muscles are all symptoms.
BUTYRIC ACID
Ankylosing spondylitis, Morbus coxae senilis, pain in ankles and up back of legs, dull pain in small of back, worse walking, pain in low back and extremities, worse fast walking, and going upstairs.
CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA
Intercostal rheumatism, stiffness and contraction in the neck and back muscles, pain in the lumbar and sacral region, down the thighs, and through the hips, and a crick in the back. The spine is extremely sensitive, especially the upper part.
COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE
Lumbar and lumbo-sacral aches, dull loin pain, and relief from pressure and rest for backaches.
DICHAPETALUM
Pain between the shoulders, pain in the right shoulder that radiates to the neck, severe pain and stiffness in the lower back when seated or walking, pain in the lower back with drawing pains around the thighs, drawing pains in the sacrum that are relieved by urinating or exhaling wind but worsen when standing, and cellulitis of the nape of the neck are all symptoms.
KALMIA LATIFOLIA
Brachialgia, a pain that radiates from the neck down the arm, back pain that radiates through the shoulders and feels as if it might break in certain places along the spine, and lumbar pain with heat and burning that has a nervous origin.
NATRUM MURIATICUM
Can stoop easily, but it hurts to straighten; painful stiffness in neck; back pain with a need for firm support; bruised backache in the morning; worse coughing after sex; better lying on back; on something hard or pressure; and can cough after sex.
RHUS TOXICODENDRON
Back pains from lifting too much weight or using your muscles too much. Pain between your shoulders when you swallow. Pain and stiffness in the small of your back, better motion or lying on something hard, worse while sitting. Contractive or breaking backaches, better hard pressure, lying on something hard, walking about or bending backwards. Lumbago. Coccyx aches into thighs.
RUTA GRAVEOLENS
Pain in the nape, back, and loins. Lumbago worse in the morning before rising. Spine and limbs feel bruised. Backache better pressure and lying on back.
VISCUM ALBUM
Torticollis, a burning coal-like sensation under the right shoulder, lumbago from a chill, a desire for someone to press against the back, stiffness, and muscular pains in those areas.
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