Myths and Misconceptions About Axial Spondyloarthritis...When you are first diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), you may not understand much about it. Learning about the condition and being...
Mental Health Month 2020: Not Just In Your Head...For a long time, we said mental health happens in the mind and the body is just along for the ride. People...reactionscomments
I Tried "Yoga for AS"...Many years ago, I walked into a sweaty, crammed group yoga class on Saint Marks Place here in New York City. It...reactions3comments
Throwaway Society...As someone who lives with a chronic illness, I am constantly battling the ever-present challenges of both the disease and life, in...reactions3comments
United We Stand...Today we live in a world where a lot of people have an opinion. At times those free-floating thoughts are insensitive, and...reactions12comments
How Disability Theories Exclude People with Chronic Pain...Disability is a complex topic, so naturally, there are many ways to think about it. The disabled community has different ideologies —...reactions3comments
City Living With A Chronic Illness, Part 1...I’ve been thinking a lot about accessibility and disability as I work on my third non-fiction book, City Witches. The book is...reactions2comments
AxSpA Pain Management...First of all, managing pain is different for everyone. During my journey, I quickly learned there is a lot of trial and...reactions3comments
The Inconsistency of My Illness Causes Me Fear...When it comes to chronic illness, no two days are the same. The inconsistency and unpredictability that come with a chronic illness is what gets...reactions4comments
Anklosying Spondylitis...I was recently diagnosed with AS. My rheumatologist first started me on Plaquenil even though I told her my last RA doctor...reactions1comment
My Experience on Taltz...Taltz is not my first biologic on my journey to finding the right treatment. My first biologic was Cimzia, but my rheumatologist...reactions2comments
My nr-AxSpa Biologic Journey: Part One...Since being diagnosed with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis in 2018, I have tried four separate biologics at various times. I am telling you...reactions7comments
Returning to Rock Climbing...When I was in graduate school, I started dating my future husband, who was a rock climber. After a few months of...reactions6comments
My nr-AxSpa Biologic Journey: Part Two...Editor's note: Read part one of Pamela's journey here. The next step in my biologic journey was Cimzia. First, the bad news:...reactions2comments
My Cosentyx Hangover...As time goes by, I'm getting less and less nervous injecting! I never, ever thought that I would be saying this. But...reactionscomments
Quitting Smoking...I know it is not exactly breaking news that smoking cigarettes is bad for your health. However, you may not know that...reactions9comments
Good Self-Care Is As Relentless as Turmoil...My friends, we have seen history being made over these past few years. The smart money bets we’ll continue to be subject...reactions4comments
Getting a Degree With AS ...I started college before my AS symptoms started. I was lucky enough that my AS symptoms started during lockdown as college lectures...reactions2comments
Prognosis: What Happens to People with Axial Spondyloarthritis...Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a type of chronic, inflammatory arthritis that mainly affects the spine. It usually begins in a person's 20s...
What Parts of the Body Does Axial Spondyloarthritis Affect?...Spondyloarthritis is a form of arthritis that affects the joints and the sites where ligaments or tendons connect to bone. Axial spondyloarthritis...
