scholarly journals Repeated Spinal Mobility Measures and Their Association With Radiographic Damage in Ankylosing Spondylitis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Hwang ◽  
MinJae Lee ◽  
Lianne S. Gensler ◽  
Michael M. Ward ◽  
Matthew A. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Spinal Mobility ◽  
Radiographic Damage

Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Relationship with Disease-Related Variables

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gehan Elolemy ◽  
Ahmed Aboughanima ◽  
Sahar Ganeb ◽  
Haytham Elziat
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Spinal Mobility ◽  
Peripheral Arthritis ◽  
Radiographic Severity ◽  
Sf 36

Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease leading to functional limitations and subsequently impaired quality of life (QoL). Despite the fact that QoL was recognized as a significant perception, it was excluded from the core domains (defined by the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society), because of ambiguity of measurement choice. Aim: To assess QoL in patients with AS using a generic; Short Form-36 (SF-36) and a diseasespecific; Ankylosing Spondylitis quality of life (ASQoL) instruments and to explore its relationship to the clinical characteristics, disease activity, functional status, and radiographic severity. Methods: A total of 47 AS patients who fulfilled modified New York criteria were included. Disease activity, functional status, spinal mobility, and radiographic severity were assessed by Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), Bath AS Metrology Index (BASMI) and Bath AS Radiology Index (BASRI) respectively. SF-36 and ASQoL instruments evaluated Qol. Results: Physical health was more affected especially in patients with peripheral arthritis by SF-36 (p=0.008) and ASQoL (p=0.022) scores. Both SF-36 total and ASQoL scores correlated significantly with BASDAI (r = -0.329, p = 0.024 and r = 0.420, p = 0.003), BASFI (r = -0.399, p = 0.005 and r = 0.513, p=0.001) and BASMI (r = -0.382, p = 0.008 and r = 0.482, p= 0.001) respectively. Conclusion: QoL was impaired in AS patients with highest impact on physical health especially in association with peripheral arthritis. SF-36 and ASQol have a comparable achievement in the evaluation of QoL in AS patients and both physical function and spinal mobility were identified as predictors of poor QoL.

Age and Spinal Mobility in Ankylosing Spondylitis

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 314-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. V. Viitanen ◽  
H. Kautiainen ◽  
M. L. Kokko ◽  
S. Ala-peijari
Keyword(s):  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Spinal Mobility

scholarly journals Combined Home Exercise Is More Effective Than Range-of-Motion Home Exercise in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin-Fen Hsieh ◽  
Chih-Cheng Chuang ◽  
Ching-Shiang Tseng ◽  
James Cheng-Chung Wei ◽  
Wei-Chun Hsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Peak Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test ◽  
Spinal Mobility ◽  
Home Exercise ◽  
Mobility Measurement

Home exercise is often recommended for management of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS); however, what kind of home exercise is more beneficial for patients with AS has not been determined yet. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of combined home exercise (COMB) and range-of-motion home exercise (ROM) in patients with AS. Nineteen subjects with AS completed either COMB (n=9) or ROM (n=10) program. The COMB program included range-of-motion, strengthening, and aerobic exercise while the ROM program consisted of daily range-of-motion exercise only. After exercise instruction, subjects in each group performed home exercise for 3 months. Assessment included cardiopulmonary exercise test, pulmonary function test, spinal mobility measurement, chest expansion, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and other functional ability and laboratory tests. After exercise, the COMB group showed significant improvement in peak oxygen uptake (12.3%,P=0.008) and BASFI (P=0.028), and the changed score between pre- and postexercise data was significantly greater in the COMB group regarding peak oxygen uptake and BASFI. Significant improvement in finger-to-floor distance after 3-month exercise was found only in the COMB group (P=0.033). This study demonstrates that a combined home exercise is more effective than range-of-motion home exercise alone in aerobic capacity and functional ability.

Effect of Physiotherapy on Spinal Mobility in Ankylosing Spondylitis

1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. V. Viitanen ◽  
J. Suni ◽  
H. Kautiainen ◽  
M. Liimatainen ◽  
H. Takala
Keyword(s):  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Spinal Mobility

AB0741 Non Response to TNF-Inhibitor Therapy in Ankylosing Spondylitis is Associated with Restricted Spinal Mobility

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 1146.2-1146
Author(s):  
I. Sari ◽  
R.D. Inman ◽  
J. Chan ◽  
A. Omar ◽  
R. Ayearst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Inhibitor Therapy ◽  
Spinal Mobility ◽  
Tnf Inhibitor
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