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[@AlexLevineFitness]

I am a personal trainer with Ankylosing Spondylitis…love these! All are exercises I give my clients with AS 🙌🙌

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad you like them!

[@gajendraprajapat5149]

Can i talk to you maam

[@gajendraprajapat5149]

I'm from india . I am also suffering from AS

[@olanrewajuabolore1223]

Good day the coach, am AS patient over 20 years plus have been nursing the AS, but my doctor didn't even encourage me to go for exercise in NIGERIA. Because when I feel so much pain I search through Google, KZbin to know more about AS. Am love the lite exercise

[@olanrewajuabolore1223]

Good day the coach

[@olanrewajuabolore1223]

Good day madam Have been nursing AS over 20 years but my doctor in Nigeria here, didn't even mention i can do lite exercise to relief the pain. Just writing drug's every appointment i go. Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤❤

[@heatherh3457]

I came to your clinic in 2021 specifically asking you to evaluate my pain and refer me for diagnosis because my primary care doctor simply dismissed my suffering. You had me fill out your questionnaire , ran your fingers down my spine and said I needed to learn to regulate my vagus nerve and would give me a contact for a training program in Alberta. Needless to say I was crushed by being dismissed once more. I continued however to push forward with the encouragement of my physiotherapist and under her guidance I was referred to a rheumatologist in London ON. I finally have received a definitive diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylosis and am being treated with biologics. Your program may work well for some but running people through a systematic program such as yours leaves others, such as myself, to continue to suffer. From your videos I truly believed you would finally be able to direct me to find the cause of my years of pain. I was devastated by once again having my hopes dashed.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi @heatherh3457 This channel is not a place to discuss individual medical matters. If you want to chat with me about your concerns, please contact the clinic. Thank you.

[@Thebigkahoona]

@@DrAndreaFurlanwow you dismissed him once again smh

[@magicsiberians2059]

I'm sorry for your poor experience of being dismissed by doctors in clinics. I too experienced this for around 10 year prior to finally being diagnosed with AS. I try to remember that doctors are humans too. I doubt any of our doctors intended to dismiss us and thought the saying, "if you hear hooves, it's probably not a zebra". I've had two major disabling diagnosis go misdiagnosed for decades so I know this saying well. If you hear a common complaint, "back pain" think acute injury not AS the rare Zebra. If a patient complains of severe fatigue and sleepiness during the day think side effect of medication, not the rare zebra of narcolepsy. Well they were wrong twice. I have also been a prescribing provider in healthcare and know there were mistakes made. We are all human. It sucks for us to be dismissed and for ten plus years to go by seeing 20 different specialists to finally be diagnosed properly... but that's our burden of having fairly rare diseases along with actually having the disease... as if that weren't enough. TBH after diagnosis the treatment has only helped some. I'll take it, not complaining, but it's also not really that life changing.

[@tibisayhuerta]

WOOOOOOW!!! I IMMEDIATELY felt SO MUCH better!!!! THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!! 😍😍😍😍❤️

[@kichicat2127]

I love how helpful these videos are and will be implementing the exercises I learned. One thing I need to point out is the "Superman" needs to be done correctly or it can cause issues. I encourage everyone to look up the propoer form before trying it. Wish you all the best!

[@damihughes9320]

Great thanks, as a pilates teacher we do all of these exercises in class!

[@bhatiavishvesh]

Thanks for your advising exercises for AS. I have been diagnosed only recently. I feel that some of the exercises I have been doing in my Yoga class.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Wonderful!

[@pranaymodi100]

Very helpful exercises for maintenance of the disease. Thanks a lot

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Your welcome

[@sharmisthapancholi3109]

Your every exercise are so great and helpful.when I had a beck pain and pinched nerve in the neck I used to do exercises from your previous videos.My pain gone .u are Angels for me .God bless u dear .👍🙏💐❤️

[@superkelz1049]

Thank you for this. My dad had really bad AS and now I have developed lower back pain, so I'm going to do those exercises every day just in case! Bookmarked!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're so welcome!

[@JerryMain1]

Go make a scan this is genetic and you don't want it progress in shadows

[@attevic2017]

Congratulations, a beautiful sequence of exercises that also immerse you in the world of yoga.

[@brigidasusan7777]

Thank you very much Dr.Andra..this is so helpful for me in Indonesia..as BPJS participant who just received limited info/ service from physiotherapist at government hospital.. l've undergo bilateral THR & PSF before.. BPJS is gov't health insurance in Indonesia

[@princeforhad203]

Thanks nice exercises for ankylosing spondylitis

[@didine_cocotte]

U'RE a blessing DARLING😍🙏

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks for this comment

[@nyomansumertadana2750]

Thank so much doc. I always did the excerce earlier morning, nice to see you.

[@teresacrowley4076]

Thank you Dr Andrea

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks

[@sandyglover736]

Thanks for all that you do to help people. ❤

[@MrRoundel]

Thank you for another great video, Dr. Furlan. These exercises are just what I was looking for. And your demonstrations will make it much easier to maintain proper form, etc. I haven't had a diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis, but it sounds like a possibility in describing my condition. Recently I had a therapeutic massage and the masseur/PT mentioned that my lumbar spine seemed like it was too straight, rather than having the proper curvature. I looked at my MRI, and it seemed to confirm. At least to my untrained eye. Being that I have constant issues with my SI and facets joints, and have a sibling with an autoimmune disease, I'm really wondering about the AS. No matter what, I feel that the exercises will help. Thanks again.

[@Mystic_Light]

During dead bug, to keep the lumbar spine on the mat, clench, or tighten the buttocks muscles before beginning the movements. I read that the Bird dog is also a great exercise for older people to help maintain healthy balance and stability neural pathways. Thank you, Dr. Furlan.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Yes, great comment

[@Beautifulplaces261]

Good job

[@Beautifulplaces261]

Doing good job

[@madamejem5742]

I’ve asked my specialist physio about these exercises and I’ve tried them already before seeing her. Some of these exacerbate my issues, the stretches where you pull knee to chest separately rather than together always worsen my pain, and dropping the legs across to the side also have to be done very carefully and gently or they can really make everything worse. I urge caution and moderation with any new exercise for anyone with AS. Gentle swimming works for me. Starting off slowly to warm up and don’t push too hard, also start off with 15 mins and building up. If I swim every second day, my pain is much more manageable. None of these kinds of exercises are any where near as effective as swimming.

[@JerryMain1]

thanks for sharing. Is there an exercise you like and would recommend

[@Hanish9]

Thank You 👍

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are welcome!

[@durgakumarshrestha5216]

Thanks doctor for health tips. I am an AS patient.Is it enough exercise tips for AS.I am gratful if you reply.

[@DeadhMage]

Bravo, hvala. ne mogu se više osloniti na dlanove ni laktove niti savijati koljena. radim kako mogu, istežem se i plivam. naravno, premalo jer me ˝ubija˝sjedilački posao. Ali uskoro sam u mirovini i , nadam se, bit ću aktivnija. prehrana je jako važna. pijem Rinvoq (ne baš uspješan), a do sada humira i Enbrel. Planinarila sam, a sad gledam planine na slikama. Pozz

[@krishnavenialphonse1462]

Dr. Furlan..thank you for these great exercises ..I do some of them..and I will continue. I got your book 8 steps to CCP. ❤❤

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Krishna, I hope the exercises help. I would love to hear what you think of the book. Please consider writing a review online in the bookstore where you bought it.

[@hanneliewiese3477]

Thank you so much

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're most welcome

[@Anastashya]

Thank you very much ❤

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're welcome 😊

[@waledmohammed3448]

Thanks this was good with me

[@กกเปสว]

ขอบคุณค่ะ❤

[@shahnazbarhamand4950]

Love your videos. Excellent.

[@satyendrasinghbhadauriya]

#DrAndreaFurlan I am from India 🙏 When you tell me pain relief remedies, you have looks to die for 😇 You look like an angel 😇No one explains it in such a simple way. Love you very much for India

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔 And please remember, I do not give individual medical advice via social media or email.

[@firdauskhares407]

Thank you 😍

[@MsSturbuck]

Are those exerxises ok for people with alredy fused spine?

[@Satyasheel_Chatterjee]

@dr andrea furlan -Hi Dr....could you recommend one that could ease an SI joint flare?..when getting up or turning in bed becomes impossible..

[@JohnCao-z4n]

Hi Dr. Thanks for showing the AS related exercises. Can we do these exercises during pain as well? Or should we first wait for the pain to disappear and then continue with the exercises ? Thanks

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please talk to your physiotherapist, as they will be able to help you with an individual program. Consider subscribing to my channel. I post videos once a week about a variety of topics on chronic pain. Have you seen my website already? All of my videos are organized by topics, and you can download all handouts, worksheets and booklets for FREE. Check it out www.doctorandreafurlan.com.

[@naradattu3561]

Thank you madam

[@chris_atomy8]

Thank you for sharing your expertise with us. I will share this to my community.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Chris, Thanks for sharing!

[@oliverkhoo]

Thank you for this video Dr. I hear lots of small and fine crackling while doing stretching, is it normal?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

I have a new video to answer this question. Watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKZdnuLf9SXhas

[@mugdhamodak9032]

Very nice.❤

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Many many thanks

[@Nemawsan5793]

Thanks

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Welcome

[@mdsakirhoda8169]

Am having pain in the mid area of my spine am having difficulty bending, no lowe back pain also fill stress in my hip area, cant sneeze also having difficulty moving around also have chest pain some time is that AS?

[@PoojaKhatri-vi9hr]

I think so.. i also have hip pain and lower back pain.. when I sneeze it hurts my back

[@murielqueval4710]

Il is impossible to find the PDF. Where it is? I did what it ask for to find it but found nothing. I am very disappointed .

[@SonaliKapoor-ns5vf]

I am feeling symptoms of As from last 3 year ,till now all blood test and mri bone scan x ray normal, esr crp always normal,but pain is unbearable, how many year it remains in undifferentiated

[@ГригорийДолоян]

Спасибо

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are welcome.

[@golamrobbani1808]

মাশাল্লাহ ভালো এক্সারসাইজ গুলো

[@jahanara13]

Ma'am HLA B27 Spondylarthopathies is same Anklosying Spondylitis ?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

No, it is not the same thing.

[@estifanosgebregiorgis]

Thanks so moch what about nack pain exercise doc

[@mirateabera7312]

You are amazing! Keep going 💪

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you! Will do!

[@leslietudor5022]

Love your videos, even though I don’t have this condition. However, I do have low bone density and am wondering if any of these exercises are not advised for someone with osteopenia or osteoporosis?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi leslie, I have another video of exercises for osteopenia and osteoporosis. It is video #17 in my channel.

[@leslietudor5022]

@ Thanks! I love that video as well and plan to start using those exercises in my workout routine. I asked about the AS exercises because when I pulled my lower back several years ago, my PT had me do many of the exercises in your AS video and they were wonderful. I would like to start doing them again but can’t recall exactly which ones they were so was wondering if there were any you would advise against. I’ve not seen my PT for years (thank goodness) so if I were to ask him about the AS exercises, I would need to track him down and make an appointment (which I can do but hoping you can advise). Anyway, really glad I found your site!

[@John-jb9fd]

Dactor garu Please send me video for exercise to cervical spondylitis myalopathi

[@ririfat8965]

Mam, how should I breathe in or out by - mouth or nose ?

[@souvikmandal7521]

Does exercise reduce inflammation in AS mam? One another question -- when you have undergone through your foot surgery what kind on pain killer were you on?---Tramadol/Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen/Naproxen/Neurotin/Lyrica?? Let me know mam.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Exercise improves flexibility but does not get rid of the inflammation. For my foot surgery I took acetaminophen and ibuprofen.

[@souvikmandal7521]

@@DrAndreaFurlan thank you mam for your reply

[@skiziskin]

I have been doing these exercises every day for many years. I can only do the ones of these exercises that do not involve any rotation. When rotation enters the equation, it feels like I am fused and is extremely painful. My x-rays and MRIs do not suggest AS but I have had all the symptoms of AS for decades now. It is so frustrating. I am very active as a backcountry skier and a trail runner. But I am growing more and more stiff every years with more and longer periods of disabling chronic pain. I am scared and frustrated and I am getting no answers. Every doctor says everything is normal. Right now I have such extreme pain in my right heel that sometimes I cannot walk at all. The heel pain has been constant for four months now and the doctors cannot point to any injury in my achilles.

[@sarahhuntley9304]

It’s my left foot. My mri wasn’t conclusive but I had a great rheumatologist and he said yes this is AS

[@BadalKumar-ut2if]

Did you get your HLA B27 test?

[@BadalKumar-ut2if]

Did you get HLAB27 test ?

[@mariateresaspagliardi4692]

Ottimo 👍❤️!!!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Obrigada

[@Pkyaduvanshi85]

Can this disease be completely cured? If yes then how and if not then why not?

[@rupayanmitra1322]

Same ques

[@daleval2182]

Russian science in 2023 found a drug to destroy the the offending gene, it gave a client emediate relief, serach it out, may take another year or 2 , but pray for hope

[@kimduong232]

❤❤❤❤

[@Kevin-zz9nc]

In Europe they call this Hitler's Dog!!!!

[@angela_7_7_7]

Thank you ❤

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're welcome 😊

[@pratibhababar9808]

Thank you so much

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're most welcome