Ankylosing spondylitis, late symptoms

Advanced lesions in the spinal damage mainly to the illness of the development of upstream and downstream of the two, and accompanied by sacroiliac arthritis. 90% of the patients from the sacroiliac joints, along the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical upstream development, and examination revealed a sacroiliac joint tenderness and Kouji pain, "4" character test positive. To the performance of Yao Ji lumbar backache, and the lumbar flexion, after Ting, bilateral movement is restricted, the normal physiological spinal curvature disappeared or straight, can cause serious lumbar muscle atrophy. To the performance of thoracic back pain, chest, double-threatening pain, chest expansion limited, respiratory pain, Bieqi, could easily lead to Kyphosis. Performance for cervical disease to the cervical, upper limbs and head pain, neck stiffness, limited rotation and below, not to turn back, not stare forward, like a turtle neck deformity. To the progressive development of advanced disease, spinal at all joints are stiff fixed, and the pain has been significantly reduced, spinal X-ray was suggested that bamboo-like change, activities difficulties, joint stiffness, so that patients miserable.