Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis what therapy?

(1) Radiation Therapy : the spine, the sacroiliac joint lesions deep X-ray irradiation right ankylosing spondylitis efficiency up to 60% ~ 0%. Radiation therapy can relieve pain, ease muscle cramps. For a variety of serious complications, the current radiation therapy rarely used, generally restricted to various conventional therapy has been ineffective in exceptional cases. Even in these cases, the total radiation dose should not be more than 1,500 ships. (2) stent Protection Act : trunk stent (dorsal spinal orthopedic footer) can prevent a hunched back, deformities, Osteotomy prevent spinal malformation. (3) traction : For less serious malformations, deformities exist time is not too long, in case Paper available traction or skeletal traction pilot corrected. Weight hip traction available 4-6kg, two knee-4kg available. Kyphosis not yet right to bony ankylosis, vigorously traction, and can correct most of the deformities. Then the trunk stent, back extensor practicing gymnastics and attention to posture, and other ways to sustain the orthopedic effect. When a patient supine traction bed available pelvis and chest belt harness, progressive, sensitive confrontation traction, traction twice daily. every two hours. Traction total weight of 20 ~ 30kg, assigned to the next four Pulley. (4) Surgical treatment : ① total hip arthroplasty. ② spinal osteotomy. ③ sacroiliac arthrodesis. (5) Treatment System support : food, including high-protein, high-vitamins, food indigestible parts. Osteoporosis who served calcium and cod liver oil. Apart from acute exacerbation should be completely closed, may more easily engaged in the work. Work environment unfit for the cold, wet and windy, with particular attention to avoid doing stoop work to prevent humpback occurred.