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I was reading a conversation between ankylosing spondylitis patients, and everything seemed to be progressing beautifully — an exchange of empathy, supportive ideas, resource sharing — until someone hopped into...

Most gardeners start spring filled with the dreams that kept us going through the winter in one bucket and the reality of finances and soil in the other. The long...

“It can be difficult to know whether you have chronic inflammation in your body … It depends on where and how chronic inflammation manifests itself. And it’s not the same...

Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from wellness apps to artificial intelligence and wearable devices...

Living with axial spondyloarthritis is not easy, and I know it would be all that much more difficult without a support system. I also realize that while I experience all...

After being diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis I've become more aware of my postures and time spent seated. Even though I start with my back straight and my feet touching the...

Within the past year of my life, my chronic fatigue has taken over. It outshines the pain to the point where my everyday pain is manageable. Chronic fatigue has stolen...

I returned to the office just over a month ago. It was the first time spending a full day, let alone a full week, in a designated workspace since my...

Axial spondyloarthritis (AS) and diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are autoimmune diseases. The immune system normally creates antibodies to recognize and fight off infection. In...

In my last article, Finally, My Cimzmia Migraine Stopped, I speak about how it made me feel for three months and what lead me to end up in hospital. Like...

I have been lucky to meet many courageous, intelligent, and resourceful fellow patients online over the years. They are some of the most compassionate and helpful people I’ve ever come...

Finding out I have ankylosing spondylitis was terrifying because I had no idea how it would affect my life. I lost friends and couldn't go to school anymore. It became...

Summertime is here! The season of growth, slowing down, taking time off, enjoying the longer days, and more time outdoors. It is usually a season that gives me more energy, vitality, and...

As a Canadian who endures freezing temperatures for the majority of the year, summer has always been my favorite season — days last longer, spirits run higher, and going outside...

Trying to live a normal life with ankylosing spondylitis is a struggle for many of us. The pain and the lack of movement is such a huge part of this...

When we talk about ourselves (and other people), we often reference character qualities as if they’re immutable and innate. We have expectations for ourselves, perhaps shaped from being told countless...

There have been a few times when I felt almost no pain — and a few months of painlessness that led me to believe remission was possible. The pain tends...

Write an honest letter to your body — to its pain, to its fatigue, to the way it has changed over time. Be honest with yourself and to yourself, and...

I'm not one to come out and easily talk about my sex life, or my sex life with Keegan. But part of being human is having romantic relationships and enjoying...