It’s Hard to be This Awesome All the Time...Let me just tell you something...It’s hard to be this awesome all the time! I wake up awesome, I go to work awesome, I eat my meals, and go to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Interview: How Coaching Could Change The Way You Live With AxSpa (Part 1)...As a duo of a Life Coach (Julie) and a Health Coach (Lana), we have decided to write a series of articles together. We want to share our stories with...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Being Dynamically Disabled Means to Me...After 16 years of living with a dynamic disability, I am only just scraping the surface of learning what it means to me. Coping with pain is difficult for anyone...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Believe Chronically Ill People, Period...After the singer Jessie J was recently diagnosed with Ménière’s disease, which is marked by vertigo, dizziness, hearing loss, involuntary eye movement, and motion sickness, I saw plenty of people...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
What Are Digital Therapeutics?...Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Are Digital Therapeutics?...Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Strengthening Your Core Without Causing a Flare: Part Two...Learn the basics in Strengthening Your Core: Part 1 here! In part one, I focused on what makes up the core, and gentle ways to begin to engage these muscles...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My New Coping Strategy: Earn My Pain...I have developed a new coping strategy over the past few months. I am going to earn my pain. At first glance, it may not sound like the most sensible...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Humira...I was on Humira for about 3 mths and then developed PCP Pneumonia and had to stop. I then went onto Corsentyx which made no difference. About 2 and half...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Knee pain while sleeping ...Anyone have knee pain while sleeping? I have been suffering with red hot pain in my left knee every night for a few months now. When I finally fall asleep...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesPainsomnia
Moving With Axial Spondyloarthritis...My family and I purchased a home this winter, and while a part of me was extremely excited and anxious to make this happen smoothly, I knew with where I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Surreal Pain Dreams...Throughout the past year I have noticed that even in the deepest slumber, my pain can control me. Often the pain might wake me. This is annoying but what I...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Ankylosing and Tendonitis ...Hello, Anyone here have Tendonitis, specifically on the ball of foot? Metatarsalgia? I have this new symptom 😕, can't touch my foot on the floor since last Wednesday....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesSymptoms
Famous People With Axial Spondyloarthritis...I am reading an excellent biography of Ulysses S. Grant by Ron Chenow, and I am enjoying it. I have completed about 400 of the 1,200 or so pages, and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Axial Spondyloarthritis With a Side of Peripheral Arthritis...A cold front has arrived and my joints are rigid and slow to respond. Not just the joints in my back and hips, but peripheral joints as well. I bundle...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
You Probably Don't Understand My Disease...When I tell people that I have an autoimmune condition, they always ask, "Oh, what is it?" I know they're not going to know what it is, let alone what...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How I Celebrate Spondyloarthritis Month...Spondyloarthritis month began this month, and although I live with it all year long, it’s kind of nice to have a whole month dedicated to our illness, isn’t it? All...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
CLOSED - SpA Awareness Month Neo-Walk Stick Giveaway...The giveaway is now closed! Thanks for checking in and be sure to look out for more giveaways in the future! This year, we're super excited to team up with...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Morning Routine: What has helped you with pain management?...Apart from meds, I am trying options to manage AM pain and stiffness. In addition to lower back, SI joint, and hips, the past 3 weeks have been filled with...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTips & AdviceFlare ManagementSide Effects
I Had My Worst Flare in 3 Years...I recently experienced the worst flare I’ve had in 3 years. It was extremely emotional, difficult, and painful. I had my 17th Humira injection 2 weeks prior to this flare...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments