Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (Bekhterev's disease) in the sanatorium Staraya Russa

For the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, medication is used (anti-inflammatory drugs, hormones, medications that reduce muscle tension, improve blood circulation). An effective method of therapy is considered to be spa treatment, which provides a set of necessary procedures.

Sanatorium programs involve physiotherapy procedures (ultrasound, electrophoresis, magnetic therapy, acupuncture), the use of hydrogen sulfide and radon baths, mud applications. No less effective method of combating Bekhterev's disease is physical therapy, swimming, skiing. In addition to all the above methods, a special nutrition program is compiled for those staying in the sanatorium, which also contributes to recovery.

Contraindications:

Severe forms of bone and joint damage with abundant discharge, severe general phenomena (hectic temperature, severe exhaustion) or amyloidosis of internal organs.
Polyarthritis with a progressive process in the joints, with ankylosis, contractures, etc. with irreversible changes in the joints and loss of the ability to self-care. Severe deformities of the joints with secondary sinuses due to the loss of the ability to move independently.
Chronic osteomyelitis in the presence of large sequesters or a large foreign metal body in the osteomyelitic focus (the presence of small metal fragments in the surrounding soft tissues is not a contraindication for spa treatment). Septic forms of rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis with systemic lesions (visceritis).
General contraindications that exclude the referral of patients to resorts and local sanatoriums.

Treatment results

The completed course of treatment removes the risk of complete immobility of the spine and reduces the likelihood of deformation of other parts of the skeleton.

Consequences of lack of treatment

People with this disease know the need for regular treatment. And they also do not neglect it, because they are aware of the consequences. Without physical therapy, massage and other procedures, the spine bends and the person assumes the "begging pose". Simultaneously with the spine, the arms and legs are deformed – they bend at the joints. Naturally, this leads to disability.

Анкилозирующий спондилоартрит (болезнь Бехтерева) - воспаление межпозвонковых суставов, которое приводит к их сокращению, в результате чего ограничиваются движения. Причины болезни Бехретерева до сих пор не удалось точно установить, но считается, что чаще всего наследственная предрасположенность играет большую роль в появлении данного заболевания.