I Was Okay Yesterday, But Today I'm Not...It's storytime. Are you ready? I’m out to dinner with some people — friends of a friend — who are casually talking...reactions8comments
“But You Don’t Look Sick”...The thing about living with a sometimes-invisible disease is that it sort of feels like it's you against the world. You're living...reactionscomments
Yes, ChatGPT Can Help You Manage AS...ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI), has been making headlines lately. As a faculty member teaching human-computer interaction, a discipline...reactions1comment
What I Have Learned From Working With Hundreds of People With AxSpa...As you may or may not know, I am the Co-Founder of Yoga for AS. We are an organization who specialize in...reactions1comment
Weathering the Storm: Getting Through Joint Pain During Weather Changes...Keegan knows when a storm is coming, and often more accurately than what my iPhone weather app tells me. Changes in the...reactions11comments
Food is Medicine: What I Eat In A Day...I’ve now followed an integrative lifestyle approach to manage my AS for several years. Nutrition, movement, exercise, stress management, mindset, mindfulness and...reactions3comments
Misdiagnosed With Ankylosing Spondylitis...I will be saying farewell to this amazing group. I have been battling what my doctors and I thought was advanced AS...reactions18comments
How I’ve Changed...I think I’ve had AS forever. When I was 16 or so, my hips clicked all the time. I was told I...reactions1comment
New Diagnosis With Ankylosing Spondylitis...I was just recently diagnosed with AS this week. I'm 24 soon to be 25, I've had symptoms since I was 13...reactions1comment
Chiropratlctor Disaster...Before I had a clue of this awful illness my back was killing me. Out of options, Ithought I would try a...reactions2comments
Lost on Problem, Added Another...This is my condensed story on how I got AS, diagnosed and live with it on an hourly basis. I am now...reactions1comment
I Would Love To Have a Proper Diagnosis...I find myself envying those with a diagnosis. I am pretty sure that I tick all the boxes for non-radiographic axialspondyloarthritis. It...reactions1comment
How to Organize Your Medical Records...One aspect of self-management we don’t often hear about is how to store and organize the information we receive in relation to...reactions1comment
Becoming My Own Healthcare Advocate...One of my earliest memories is of the doctor's visits my mother used to attend with my grandmother. I remember my mother...reactions2comments
A Story of Hope - You Are Not Alone...."One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and will become part of someone else's...reactions6comments
Trouble Sleeping With Ankylosing Spondylitis...I find diet, a lot of mild exercises and mindset are my 3 greatest allies in managing AS. The only problem is...reactions14comments
Could These Red Bumps Be Related to my Ankylosing Spondylitis?...I recently broke out with red bumps on my hands and arms. It started last summer. At first I thought maybe it...reactions10comments
Just Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis...I'm 64 and went to a chiropractor for the first time for pain in my mid-back that just would not go away...reactions3comments
I Tried Tai Chi and Qi Gong For Ankylosing Spondylitis...I'm always looking for ways to deepen communication with my body, increase my mobility, and quiet my mind. Enter Tai chi and...reactions5comments
Strength Training and Ankylosing Spondylitis...Over the last few blogs, you may have gathered I am a yogi and personally believe it is the most important form...reactions2comments