Self-Care During the Holiday Season and BeyondOn the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, many of my patients reported severe flares of their arthritis and back pain from ankylosing...reactions6comments
Is Chronic Illness Trauma a Thing and Do I Have It?The short answer is: I don’t know. This would be an incredibly short article if my answer was simply yes. I asked...reactions9comments
Stress, Trauma, and Autoimmune Conditions: What Research RevealsPainful life experiences can take a toll on your physical and mental health. We know that stress and trauma raise your risk...reactions2comments
Winter Is Here—How I’m Prepping for the ColdThe colder months are by far my least favourite time of the year. Sure, the snow is beautiful and it means I...reactions19comments
Getting Through the Cold Months With ASAs a person living with ankylosing spondylitis, I feel like I'm a human barometer sometimes. The weather is getting colder, and I...reactions6comments
Sex and AS: Position Pain Ratings and Tips for Pain Free PassionNewsflash - people with chronic illnesses and disabilities enjoy sex too! You wouldn’t think it as a lot of the time we...reactions8comments
Enthesitis, Heel Pain, and Ankylosing SpondylitisDid you know that foot pain may be associated with having ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Yeah, no kidding. Most of us know that AS...reactions30comments
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
Axial Spondyloarthritis Flares: What To Know, How To CopeIf you have axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), you know how painful a flare can be. What exactly is an AxSpA flare? What can...reactions7comments
Anti-Inflammatory Banana Bread for SpondyloarthritisI have a habit of buying bananas at the grocery store thinking I'll eat them up by midweek. As the days whisk...reactions5comments
Symptoms of AS Your Doctor Probably Doesn’t Talk AboutAxial spondyloarthritis impacts my life in a lot of different ways. Not all of the symptoms I experience are obvious to others...reactions14comments
Trick Or Treat: How Living With AS Is Like Halloween All Year RoundHalloween is all about things that are scary, and having an incurable condition is as terrifying as it gets. This got me...reactions17comments
My Experiences With Switching Biologics For ASOver my 5 years of having ankylosing spondylitis, I’ve had to switch biologics twice. I’ve tried Inflectra (Remicade) and Humira, and I’m...reactions4comments
The Crushing Weight of Fatigue with ASOf all the ankylosing spondylitis and fibromyalgia symptoms I experience daily, fatigue is one of the worst. For me, coping with ankylosing...reactions19comments
Mental Exhaustion Is A Problem, TooOne of the things that we talk about the least when it comes to ankylosing spondylitis is the sheer mental exhaustion. Obviously...reactions1comment
Having AS and Fibromyalgia in a RelationshipRecently, I have been thinking about my relationship with my partner. Specifically, I'm thinking about how having AS and fibromyalgia has affected...reactions9comments
Adapting to Life with Ankylosing Spondylitis and FibromyalgiaLiving with ankylosing spondylitis and fibromyalgia is hard. It means being in pain and tired constantly. The never ending pain and fatigue...reactions2comments
Does Ankylosing Spondylitis Related Fatigue Impact Your Daily Life?Does AS-related fatigue impact your daily life? If so, you're NOT the only one. Answer the questions below, check out the recording...reactions1comment
Pain and SleeplessnessI’ll be honest, I’ve always had some trouble sleeping. As a kid it would take me several hours to fall asleep, but...reactions2comments
Alternative Treatments For Ankylosing Spondylitis ReliefI am so grateful for my ankylosing spondylitis medication. It has successfully reduced many of my symptoms and helped me get a...reactionscomments
