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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic inflammatory form of arthritis, can make tasks you do without thinking feel like major obstacles that increase your joint pain and that includes maneuvering around your own home, whether you’re trying to make breakfast or simply use the bathroom. To help with these challenges, we spoke to the experts to learn seven must-try hacks for modifying your living space to make life with AS easier. iStock Why AS Can Make Navigating Your Home a Challenge Chronic AS pain can lead to decreased mobility and range of motion, says Nikki Weiner, O.T.D., a licensed occupational therapist and certified ergonomic specialist in Pittsburgh, PA. This can lead to struggles around the home. “Certain daily activities tend to aggravate the body with AS,” adds Terence Starz, M.D., a clinical professor of medicine and occupational therapy in the division of rheumatology and clinical immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Assisti ....
When you’re living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic inflammatory form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine, sitting at a desk all day can make symptoms like joint pain worse and therefore make it hard to do your job. In fact, according to a recent study presented at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Meeting, nearly three-fourths of people with AS have difficulty standing or sitting for long hours at work, and nearly half miss work due to their condition. “Chronic pain is exacerbated by working in sedentary postures or awkward postures, or doing work activities that are highly repetitive,” explains Nikki Weiner, O.T.D., a licensed occupational therapist and certified ergonomic specialist in Pittsburgh, PA. If your work requires fixed postures and the same movements over and over (hello, typing), it may worsen your AS symptoms. Plus, she says, computer workstations aren’t naturally set up in t ....