Rheumatoid spondylitis, symptoms at different stages

Rheumatoid spondylitis is clinically called rheumatoid spondylitis. The course of the disease can be divided into early, middle and late stages. In the early stage, lumbar pain will occur and it should be treated as soon as possible. If it develops to the late stage, it will not be easy to cure.

1. Early stage: Pain in the waist and sacrum, accompanied by stiffness in the waist and back. This stiffness is most obvious in the morning and can be relieved after activities. Some patients may also present with pain in the knees, heels, or sciatica. Therefore, if a young male aged 12 to 30 years old experiences persistent or indirect pain in the lumbar sacral and hip joints, accompanied by stiffness in the waist and limited bending and squatting.

2. Middle stage: There is pain in the lower back or lumbosacral region, stiffness of the waist in the morning, aggravated pain rising from the lumbosacral region, limited spinal movement, stiffness, fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, pale complexion, and weight loss.

3. Late stage: There is aggravation of lumbar and sacral pain, severe spinal pain, and pain in joints throughout the body. The pain is persistent and uninterrupted. There is general weakness, weight loss, muscle atrophy or partial disappearance, decreased organ function manifested as hunchback, loss of spinal mobility, and severe deformity and curvature. Treatment at this time is very difficult and will leave sequelae.

4. Symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis. From this we can see that the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis are different in different stages, and this also provides us with some help in treatment. We can determine the degree of development of the disease based on the above symptoms. Of course, we also have to go to the hospital to listen to the doctor's analysis for the final conclusion on the development of the disease.

5. In addition, many patients with ankylosing spondylitis will first visit the orthopedics department or pain clinic when they have low back pain or joint pain. Since most of them will suffer from secondary bone hyperplasia or intervertebral disc degeneration, doctors often think they have found the root cause and ignore the examination of the sacroiliac joint, causing some patients to take detours in treatment, delay treatment of minor illnesses, and even lose the opportunity for treatment.

6. It should be noted that if you experience persistent or intermittent pain in the lumbar and sacral joints, as well as stiffness in the waist (most obvious in the morning and relieved after activities), limited bending and squatting, or unexplained swelling and pain in small joints such as the knee, heel, and metatarsophalangeal joints, you should be alert to ankylosing spondylitis and go to the rheumatology department of the hospital for examination as soon as possible.

The above content provides an introduction to the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis in different stages. I hope that if friends find the above conditions, they will seek medical attention in time and not delay treatment. The main symptom of ankylosing spondylitis is limited mobility, and weight-reducing exercise is a must, which is very painful even for young patients. Ankylosing spondylitis poses a great threat to the health of the body. It must be diagnosed and treated early, and joint function exercises must be insisted on during the treatment process.

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