Tips for a Better Sleep Sleep is a crucial aspect of managing AS/AxSpa, yet many of us face sleep troubles due to pain and discomfort. Let's discuss how AS/AxSpa affects your sleep patterns and share...Reactions0reactionsComments33 repliesInsomniaPainsomnia Sleep
Bed topper for AxSpaHi I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a bed topper to assist with pain and discomfort whilst sleeping. I find my sleep is quite disturbed and wake...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSleepPainsomnia Tips & Advice
Night time inflammatory back pain and tradional DMARDSI would like to know if anyone has had success with traditional DMARDS (Sulphasalazine, methotrexate etc and managaing back/spine pain which generally starts in the 2nd part of the night...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAnkylosing SpondylitisSleepTreatment
How have you been sleeping recently?How well are you sleeping? The past few months I've been having trouble sleeping. The nights that I can sleep then I find difficult as I now have no sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesSleepSymptoms
Design Project to create a pillow for back/neck stiffness associated with ASHi, I am a part of a team a Swinburne University of Technology doing a design project with TOM Melbourne. Our project is to design a pillow for someone with...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSleepAlternative TreatmentExercise
severity of AS and severity of psychiatric diseases i want to ask if the joint auto-inflammation AS will cause neuro-inflammation leading to depression, anxiety, insomnia, ADHD and even autism? are there molecule pathway linking AS to psychiatric diseases?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatmentSleepDepression
Restless Legs AnyoneI’ve been feeling so much better of course still with some not so good days, but my meds working, I’ve decided to start adding back exercise. Funny thing is all...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesSleepExerciseCoping
Struggles With SleepPain makes it difficult for me to fall asleep. While I've tried to improve my sleep hygiene and use pain management techniques before going to sleep, the struggle to sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesInsomniaSleep
Can anyone recommend comfortable mattresses and pillows for AS sufferers?Perhaps it’s the nature of the beast(AS) but my mattress is extremely uncomfortable, though only about six years old, and I can’t seem to find a pillow that “works.” Any...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesSleep
