FeaturedIf you could send a message to your younger self, what would it say?Imagine if you could turn back the clock and offer guidance to your younger self, the person who first embarked on this journey with AxSpa. We invite you to share...Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesTips & AdviceNewly DiagnosedCommunity Support
Featured How do you respond when someone unfamiliar with AxSpa questions your change of plans?Sometimes we might respond calmly; other times may be more defensive. Do you have a go-to response? Do you use it as a time to educate? Let's vent!...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesFriends & FamilyMisunderstood Tips & Advice
Active todayDo different seasons bring on different symptoms?For me, winter causes more lumbar, SI joints, and peripheral joint pain, whereas summer causes more fatigue, brain fog, and muscle pain. I also have fibromyalgia and feel like that...Reactions0reactionsComments25 repliesSymptomsWeather
Active todayWhat is the scariest symptom or complications of axSpa?Getting an axSpa diagnosis and experiencing the symptoms can be truly frightening. In your opinion, what is the scariest symptom or complication of axSpa?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSymptomsAxial Spondyloarthritis Ankylosing Spondylitis
Active yesterdayBracingMy back is starting to curve more than I expected. In one of the articles I read, using a brace may help slow down progression of the shoulders. Has anyone...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesSymptomsAssistive Devices
Active yesterdayWhat does a flare look like for you?Hello. I am going through the process of testing for a possible diagnosis. I had previously been diagnosed with RA due to blood test results but have never really had...Reactions0reactionsComments51 replies
Active 2 days agoFamily history Hi everyone I know we all have our different views on biology medicine and would never tell anyone or expect anyone to tell me what to do. I live in...Reactions0reactionsComments105 repliesAxial Spondyloarthritis
Active 4 days agoDoes the weather affect your AS?I'm at odds with this because I'd always thought the weather doesn't affect my AS. However, the older I've got, the more I've started to question if perhaps the rain...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesWeatherFlares Tips & Advice
Active 4 days agoHow do you describe your pain (or: is this level of pain possible?) 😭Hi, folks! I'm new to this community, and I searched for an discussion like this one and I didn't find it, so I'm trying to start one 😊 First of...Reactions0reactionsComments18 repliesFlares SymptomsCoping
Active 6 days agoDoes anyone have lift chair/recliner/rockerI’m going to retire my Well know rocker / recliner after 20 years and thinking about getting a lift chair since it’s harder for me to get out of my...Reactions0reactionsComments21 repliesAssistive Devices
Active 6 days agoAcupuncture Just curious about people's experience with continued acupuncture treatment . It has given me my life back and wanting so see how many have tried it and stuck with it....Reactions0reactionsComments17 replies
Active 6 days agoWhat's something you wish you were told when you were diagnosed? We learn a lot from our diagnosis through experience, trial and error, and sharing information. What's one thing you wish you would have been told when you were first diagnosed?...Reactions0reactionsComments37 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosisCoping
