We're SorryRecently, we featured a giveaway promotion of a cane in our weekly newsletter. One of our members brought to our attention that...reactionscomments
Muscle Spasms and Axial SpondyloarthritisWhen you google AS there is a specific number of symptoms and a definition of what you should feel like. This is incorrect; it is different...reactions38comments
Is Unattended Grief Hurting You?The Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross popularized the common understanding that humans process grief and loss in stages in her 1969 book On Death...reactionscomments
A Lesson In Stability and Chronic IllnessI had the most transformative and bizarre and horrible month of March. When Shakespeare's soothsayer warns Julius Caesar, "Beware the Ides of...reactions1comment
Dreading When the World Goes Back to “Normal”As the pandemic shows signs of finally drawing to a close, people are talking about what life will be like when things...reactionscomments
Interview: How Coaching Could Change The Way You Live With AxSpa (Part 1)As a duo of a Life Coach (Julie) and a Health Coach (Lana), we have decided to write a series of articles...reactionscomments
What Being Dynamically Disabled Means to MeAfter 16 years of living with a dynamic disability, ankylosing spondylitis, I am only just scraping the surface of learning what it...reactions7comments
Believe Chronically Ill People, PeriodAfter the singer Jessie J was recently diagnosed with Ménière’s disease, which is marked by vertigo, dizziness, hearing loss, involuntary eye movement...reactions3comments
Strengthening Your Core Without Causing a Flare: Part TwoLearn the basics in Strengthening Your Core: Part 1 here! In part one, I focused on what makes up the core, and...reactions1comment
My New Coping Strategy: Earn My PainI have developed a new coping strategy over the past few months. I am going to earn my pain. At first glance...reactions2comments
Moving With Axial SpondyloarthritisMy family and I purchased a home this winter, and while a part of me was extremely excited and anxious to make...reactions1comment
Surreal Pain DreamsThroughout the past year, I have noticed that even in the deepest slumber, my ankylosing spondylitis pain can control me. Often, the...reactions16comments
Famous People With Axial SpondyloarthritisI am reading an excellent biography of Ulysses S. Grant by Ron Chenow, and I am enjoying it. I have completed about...reactions3comments
Axial Spondyloarthritis With a Side of Peripheral ArthritisA cold front has arrived and my joints are rigid and slow to respond. Not just the joints in my back and...reactions4comments
You Probably Don't Understand My DiseaseWhen I tell people that I have an autoimmune condition, they always ask, "Oh, what is it?" I know they're not going...reactions2comments
How I Celebrate Spondyloarthritis MonthSpondyloarthritis month began this month, and although I live with it all year long, it’s kind of nice to have a whole...reactionscomments
CLOSED - SpA Awareness Month Neo-Walk Stick GiveawayThe giveaway is now closed! Thanks for checking in and be sure to look out for more giveaways in the future! This...reactionscomments
I Had My Worst Flare in 3 YearsI recently experienced the worst flare I’ve had in 3 years. It was extremely emotional, difficult, and painful. I had my 17th...reactions1comment
Tips To Improve Your SleepSleep is fundamental to help regulate the immune system and live a vibrant and energetic life. We need sleep for restoration, repair...reactionscomments
Four Ways to Destress in Stressful TimesSince the beginning of the pandemic it seems like increased stress levels have become the new normal. Stress can be a risk...reactions2comments
