Top Exercises for Ankylosing Spondylitis: Daily Routine

Top Exercises for Ankylosing Spondylitis: Daily Routine

ByThe Rheumatologist

Goal: Reduce stiffness, improve posture, maintain flexibility, and enhance cardiovascular health. Daily (5–7x/week) 1. Morning Mobility Routine (5–10 mins, Indoor) 2. Posture Checks (Throughout the Day) 3x/week (Strength & Flexibility) Indoor Options: Outdoor Options: 3–5x/week (Cardio) Indoor Options: Outdoor Options: 2x/week (Advanced Options – If Tolerated) Key Reminders ✅ Avoid: Prolonged sitting, high-impact jumps, heavy lifting.✅ Modify During…

Understanding Ankylosing Spondylitis: Causes and Mechanisms

Understanding Ankylosing Spondylitis: Causes and Mechanisms

ByThe Rheumatologist

Step 1: Genetic Predisposition Step 2: Triggering Factors (Environmental & Microbial) Step 3: Immune Activation Step 4: Inflammation of Entheses (Enthesitis) Step 5: Structural Damage & Bone Erosion Step 6: Pathologic New Bone Formation Step 7: Axial & Extraspinal Manifestations 🧠 Summary Flow (Layman-Friendly): Genetic Risk (like HLA-B27)⬇Trigger from Gut Bacteria or Injury⬇Immune System Overreacts⬇Inflammation…

Tofacitinib: A Comprehensive Overview of Its Uses and Effects

Tofacitinib: A Comprehensive Overview of Its Uses and Effects

ByThe Rheumatologist

❓ 1. What is Tofacitinib? Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. It works by interfering with signaling pathways involved in the body’s immune response, helping to reduce inflammation and prevent joint damage. 💊 2. What conditions is Tofacitinib used to treat? Tofacitinib is approved for the…

Effective Treatments for Psoriatic Arthritis.

Effective Treatments for Psoriatic Arthritis.

ByThe Rheumatologist

Psoriatic Arthritis is a complex rheumatological chronic autoimmune inflammatory arthritis which is highly variable — affecting joints, skin, spine, and soft tissues — so management is tailored to specific symptoms and disease severity, typically combining: The following excerpt describes in detail the management of Psoriatic arthritis addressing individual complications and organs. 🔵 1. Dactylitis (“Sausage…

Effective Treatments for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Effective Treatments for Ankylosing Spondylitis

ByThe Rheumatologist

Ankylosing Spondylitis is a chronic deforming inflammatory arthritis of the lower spine that can progress overtime to cause complete fusion of the spine from low back upto neck causing a stiff spine also known as Bamboo spine. This can cause severe morbidity. However, modern day medications and injections have changed the disabling natural history of…

Side effects of rheumatology drugs

Side effects of rheumatology drugs

ByThe Rheumatologist

Here is a comprehensive overview of the side effects associated with the listed medications, along with their approximate frequencies of occurrence: 1. Prednisolone (Corticosteroid) 2. Methotrexate (Conventional DMARD) 3. Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate 4. Leflunomide 5. Sulfasalazine 6. Tofacitinib (JAK Inhibitor) 7. Etanercept (TNF Inhibitor) 8. Adalimumab (TNF Inhibitor) 9. Infliximab (TNF Inhibitor) 10. Secukinumab (IL-17A Inhibitor)…

Rheumatologists or Orthopaedics. Whom to choose?

Rheumatologists or Orthopaedics. Whom to choose?

ByThe Rheumatologist

Rheumatologists or Orthopaedics have been a key debate over the last few decades after the introduction of Rheumatology as a fresh super-specialty of medicine. Orthopedic doctors and rheumatologists have overlapping areas of expertise, but they approach the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions from different perspectives. The question of whether can orthopedic doctors treat rheumatology is long…

Exercises for Frozen Shoulder

Exercises for Frozen Shoulder

ByThe Rheumatologist

The shoulders are the most mobile of all joints. This mobility is achieved by a small glenoid cup and a large head of the humerus bone. Thus it can move practically in a 360-degree circle around our shoulders. This wide range of motion is achieved by the interplay of quite a good number of muscles and ligaments around the shoulder. The rotators are Teres Minor, Subscapularis who are internal rotators, and the Supraspinati group, who are external rotators. The deltoid, Biceps are the main abductors and the latissimus dorsi and the triceps are the adductors.

Who is a Rheumatologist?

Who is a Rheumatologist?

ByThe Rheumatologist

Rheumatologists are doctors who treat patients suffering from any form of painful conditions of bone, muscle, joints, spine or the entire body. There are more than 300 rheumatological diseases which comes under the domain of rheumatology. Unfortunately, these diseases remain undiagnosed by doctors of other disciplines eg. Neurologist, Orthopedicians, General Physicians and Psychiatrists. There is…