ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Brief overview Definition: Bekhterev’s disease is a form of inflammatory rheumatic disease that particularly affects bones and joints. Causes: not yet clear, genetic reasons and a malfunction of the immune system are suspected. Symptoms: mainly deep-seated back pain, nocturnal pain, morning stiffness. Diagnosis: doctor-patient discussion (anamnesis), clinical tests to check mobility, blood test and imaging … Ankylosing Spondylitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Rowing while standing

“Rowing standing up” Stand with your knees slightly bent, hip-wide. Actively straighten your upper body by pointing your sternum upwards and pulling your shoulder blades backwards/downwards. Both arms are stretched forward at shoulder level. Now pull your elbows back as far as possible at shoulder level. The hands continue to point forward. The shoulder blades … Rowing while standing

Rowing standing up with the Theraband

“Rowing standing up” Stand with your knees slightly bent, hip-wide. Fix a theraband around a door- window handle. Pull both ends backwards at shoulder height as if you were rowing. Your upper body will actively straighten up by lifting your sternum and pulling your shoulders backwards/downwards. Perform two sets of 15 repetitions each. Continue with … Rowing standing up with the Theraband

Hyperextension Exercise for Thoracic Spine Diseases

Hyperextension lying: Go into the prone position. Your gaze is constantly directed downwards and your toes keep contact with the floor. Keep both arms in the air with bent elbows parallel to the floor. Now pull your elbows towards your upper body and straighten your upper body. The feet remain on the floor and the … Hyperextension Exercise for Thoracic Spine Diseases

Exercises against a hunchback from spine malposition

A hunchback is a false position or malposition of the spine. The thoracic spine is bent too much, so that it arches backwards. Often this also changes the position of our lumbar spine. Here we usually find an increased hollow back. In technical terminology, increased flexion is referred to as increased kyphosis and hollow back … Exercises against a hunchback from spine malposition

Possible causes | Exercises against a hunchback from spine malposition

Possible causes A hunchback can be caused by changes in the vertebrae due to certain diseases such as osteoporosis, Bechterew’s disease or Scheuermann’s disease, but also long-term bad posture in everyday life or heavy loads such as heavy lifting in front of the body can promote a hunchback. This leads to a change in the … Possible causes | Exercises against a hunchback from spine malposition

Physiotherapy for rheumatic diseases

Rheumatism is a collective term for all pain and inflammatory diseases of the locomotor system, with partial effects on other systems of our body. Among other things joints, tendons and ligaments, muscles and bones can be affected. The causes are manifold, from autoimmune diseases, metabolic disorders to degeneration (wear and tear in old age). Autoimmune … Physiotherapy for rheumatic diseases

Physiotherapy Spondylarthritis

Spondylarthritis is an illness from the rheumatic form. Frequently occurring inflammation occurs, primarily in the vertebral joints (facet joints), and the resulting degenerative changes in the joints, up to deformity and loss of mobility. Respiration may also be restricted, since increased hunchback formation reduces the mobility of the rib cage and ribs. Exercises Physiotherapeutic exercises … Physiotherapy Spondylarthritis

Further therapeutic measures | Physiotherapy Spondylarthritis

Further therapeutic measures In order to complete the therapy for spondylarthritis, individual physiotherapeutic treatment should take place in addition to the active exercise program. This includes above all respiratory therapy. Through the targeted laying on of hands or the use of light resistance, breathing can be directed to specific areas. The respiratory muscles can also … Further therapeutic measures | Physiotherapy Spondylarthritis

Physiotherapy for rheumatism

There is a variety of rheumatic diseases that can be divided into different categories. In physiotherapy, especially rheumatic diseases affecting the joints are treated. For example, chronic polyarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis belong to this category. Other structures can also be affected by rheumatic diseases. Frequently patients are also found in physiotherapy with fibromyalgia, the so-called … Physiotherapy for rheumatism