Anklylosing Spondylitis and Prolotherapy

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Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ross Hauser, M.D.

It is an accepted fact in the medical literature that an individual who presents with four out of the following five symptoms, without having any trauma to the lower back, has an 80 percent chance of having the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis:

- onset under age 40
- gradual onset
- duration of low back pain over three months
- morning stiffness and better with exercise

Ankylosing spondylitis involves ankylosing, or hardening, of the ligaments and tendons where they attach to the bone (enthesis).

Patients who gradually overstretch the ligaments of the low back and the pelvis as a result of repeated injuries (athletics, work requiring duties that can cause back injury), can gradually start to experience low back problems in his early 20s and 30s (onset under age 40). If the overstretched ligaments are not treated and "tightened", the symptoms may last for months and years (gradual onset and duration greater than three months).

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis usually suffer from moderate to severe stiffness and pain in the low back (morning stiffness), which will improve during the day with activities (better with exercise). The morning stiffness being caused by the ligaments loosening during sleep. The patient will feel better with activity as the day goes on as the ligaments begin to tighten.

The great fact for the person with ankylosing spondylitis is that Prolotherapy helps this condition. Prolotherapy is very effective in treating ankylosing spondylitis because it treats the exact structures that are affected by the disease, the tendons and the ligaments where they attach to the bone.

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Ross Hauser, M.D. Dr. Hauser received his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago; completed his residency at Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hauser is the Medical Director and co-founder of the physician-run, comprehensive natural medicine clinic, Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Hauser is one of the leading experts in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries with Prolotherapy. He, along with his wife Marion, have written seven books on the topic of Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book on the natural medicine approach to cancer, as well as a myriad of articles and newsletters for the general public. Read more Ask A QUESTION
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