Making Your Home Safer...Living with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can be both painful and exhausting. When dealing with the sometimes disabling effects of axSpA, it is...
Mental Health and Axial Spondyloarthritis...Mental health is an important topic that is often overlooked, especially for people with chronic health conditions. Living with any chronic condition...
Sex and Intimacy...Chronic pain and stiffness can make it difficult to maintain intimate relationships. If you have axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), you may find that...
Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep...If you have axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), getting a good night's rest can be a struggle. Pain and discomfort might make it hard...
Health History and Physical Exam...A health history and physical exam are important for diagnosing and managing axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The exam can help to identify any...
Chronic Pain & Sleeping Separately in a Relationship...For years now, my fiancé and I have slept separately due to my chronic pain. It hasn’t affected our relationship, thankfully, but...reactions3comments
Weight Gain And Ankylosing Spondylitis...I used to always be a "skinny minny." I never once thought about my weight until I turned about 26. My Sicilian...reactions12comments
Damage Done...“It can be difficult to know whether you have chronic inflammation in your body … It depends on where and how chronic...reactions6comments
Trying to Test My Limits and How it’s Affected Me...If you know me or follow me on Instagram, you know that I regularly use a rollator walker to get around. I...reactions1comment
Flares...Like any form of arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) comes with good days and bad days. Periods when symptoms increase are called flares...
History of Axial Spondyloarthritis Classifications...The condition that doctors now call axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) was first mentioned in about 1500 BC. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs may have had...
Keeping Me Me...I was diagnosed with AS about a year ago. Two months ago, I switched from injections to infusions and have been in...reactions9comments
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review...
Using Fasting to Help With My AxSpa...Editor's note: Fasting should not be used by certain people, such as those who have diabetes, a history of disordered eating, or...reactions3comments
24 Hours in a Chair...I know a lot of people have it worse, and I guess while I was writing some of my articles I realized...reactions4comments
My Experience With Switching Biologics...I started biologics in July of 2020, a nerve-wracking experience for me. I was on Cimzia for 3 months, I did not have a pleasant experience with...reactions5comments
My First (And Only) Experience With Humira...In late 2017, I was prescribed Humira, an immunosuppressant delivered to my home in a Styrofoam crate accompanied by many colorful pamphlets...reactions4comments
An Appointment Of Disappointment...I had high hopes for my rheumatologist appointment on Monday. It was my first face to face consultation in over 2 years...reactions16comments
COVID-19 Proves That Accessibility Was Possible All Along—And Should Be Here to Stay...Before COVID-19, my chances of being able to keep a doctor’s appointment on a day I was having an ankylosing spondylitis flare-up—-even...reactions2comments
I’m Tired of Being Judged for my COVID Views...I’m sure many of us in the chronic illness community can relate to what I’m about to say. It’s gotten to a...reactionscomments
