Beat the Winter Chill with Our Cozy AxSpA Giveaway!...GIVEAWAY CLOSED - Thanks for participating The colder months can often mean increased stiffness and discomfort for those of us managing axial...reactionscomments
The Lies I Told Myself Before Diagnosis...It’s roughly twenty years since I first noticed my symptoms. Eight years later I would finally hear them referred to as clear...reactions13comments
Reflecting on Life When My AS Was Undiagnosed...As a lot of us do around new year, I was reflecting on 2023, which got me thinking about life now compared...reactions1comment
Blinded by AS...Ankylosing spondylitis diagnoses can take years to find, and they usually come after a ton of pain and unexplained symptoms with a...reactions9comments
The Long-Term Effects of Uveitis...I was freshly out of college and going into grad school when uveitis struck — and it struck hard. I was otherwise...reactions2comments
Self-Care During the Holiday Season and Beyond...On the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, many of my patients reported severe flares of their arthritis and back pain from ankylosing...reactions6comments
Lisa Marie Basile...Lisa Marie Basile was officially diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in 2017 after living with nearly a decade's worth of symptoms. She has...
Axial Spondyloarthritis Pain...Spondyloarthritis is a condition that affects the joints and the areas where ligaments or tendons attach to bone. Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) refers...
Caring for Someone With Axial Spondyloarthritis...Caring for a loved one with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can be rewarding, but it comes with challenges too. AxSpA is a chronic...
Coping With Pain...Living with chronic pain can have a major impact on your daily life, affecting everything from your ability to go about everyday...
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 Reveals...Painful 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 Cold...The 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 AS...As a person living with ankylosing spondylitis, I feel like I'm a human barometer sometimes. The weather is getting colder, and I...reactions6comments
Stages and Progression...Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a type of arthritis that typically starts during the teenage years or young adulthood. Most people start to...
Types of Spondyloarthritis...Spondyloarthritis is a type of arthritis that affects the joints and the areas where ligaments or tendons attach to bone (entheses). There...
Sausage Fingers (Dactylitis) and Axial Spondyloarthritis...Dactylitis is a symptom that can occur with many spondyloarthritis conditions, including axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). It most commonly occurs in people with...
Sex and AS: Position Pain Ratings and Tips for Pain Free Passion...Newsflash - 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 Spondylitis...Did 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 Me...After 16 years of living with a dynamic disability, ankylosing spondylitis, I am only just scraping the surface of learning what it...reactions7comments
