What Being Dynamically Disabled Means to MeAfter 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... By Sarah Lee2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Believe Chronically Ill People, PeriodAfter 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... By Lisa Marie Basile2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 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... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 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... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Strengthening Your Core Without Causing a Flare: Part TwoLearn 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... By Katie Phares2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My New Coping Strategy: Earn My PainI 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... By Jamie Shinkewski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Moving With Axial SpondyloarthritisMy 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... By Jes Hojsan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Surreal Pain DreamsThroughout 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... By Ali Long2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Famous People With Axial SpondyloarthritisI 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... By Lawrence Rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Axial Spondyloarthritis With a Side of Peripheral ArthritisA 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... By Jessica Gama3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
You Probably Don't Understand My DiseaseWhen 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... By Lisa Marie Basile2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
How I Celebrate Spondyloarthritis MonthSpondyloarthritis 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... By Steff Di Pardo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
CLOSED - SpA Awareness Month Neo-Walk Stick GiveawayThe 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... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
I Had My Worst Flare in 3 YearsI 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... By Steff Di Pardo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Tips To Improve Your SleepSleep is fundamental to help regulate the immune system and live a vibrant and energetic life. We need sleep for restoration, repair, reinforcement of immune function, energy conservation, and more... By Lana Buettner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
2021 Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month Giveaway: Dinner's On Us! (Now Closed)Here at AxialSpondyloarthritis.net, we are choosing to celebrate Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month this May. You can join us by sharing and connecting with others who also manage AxSpA/AS! We are giving... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month 2021This May, we are going to raise more awareness around axial spondyloarthritis. We will do this while emphasizing the unity, knowledge sharing, and humility that makes this community strong. Living... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Four Ways to Destress in Stressful TimesSince the beginning of the pandemic it seems like increased stress levels have become the new normal. Stress can be a risk factor for many different conditions in general, but... By Jessica Gama3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My Experience with the COVID-19 VaccineI will be the first to admit that when the Covid vaccine first became available, I was weary of it. As a matter of fact, I was adamant that I... By Katie Saville3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
5 Tips for Starting a Self-Injection BiologicMy husband, Keegan, has perfected the art of the biologic. I remember the first time he took it. He was so psyched up to do it that I ended up... By Auldyn Matthews2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments