Is there a difference between Spondylitis Pain and Lumbar Spondylosis???
The hand pain! I have AS. I have intermittent debilitating flare-ups, and days that are tolerable. Recently my hands and shoulders have had so much pain. My neck has hurt nonstop for a few years. It… read more
It sucks. I have both.
The second one comes from age disease, the first one comes from systemic and genetic disease. I'm not sure but I think you might be lucky to have the one that is age related.
I am a newly diagnosed patient with Spondylosis. My condition is very advanced, considering I'm just 33 years old. I have a plethora of non pain related symptoms all day everyday in Conjunction with my pain and limited mobility. Is this considered an autoimmune disease too?
I know AS is auto-immune as i have had it since I was 20. Spondylosis is not auto-immune.
I started taking vitamin B-1 (thiamine )
100 mg twice a day
Three Days flat I had no sciatica going down my right leg
Then I am an insurance agent , so when I enrolled a friend in medicare (… read more
I'm just wanting to know the difference between Spondylitis and Spondylosis
I just read that the difference is that -itis is autoimmune related, -osis is wear and tear related. Pretty sure I read it on this site.
Thank you, Linda. I need to do some research here. A couple of specialists I’ve seen, and my physical therapist, are very knowledgeable. My primary doesn’t appear to know much about it. I had… read more
I have been diagnosed with Spondylothisis in 2006. During my research, I've noticed there is several types of Spondylitis. How many different types of Spondylitis is there?
I have spondylothesis it has graduated from L345 T10, 11 cervical35 since 2006. Ive went to 3 sergions that want to do surgery but i havent done this yet.because they wont do it due to me smoking
Prayers for you and your family and I hope you feel better soon. I hope your surgery went well. I have a lot of the same things wrong with me like you do. I take it one day of time.
What a great question! Yes, there is a difference. 💙
Spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks in your spine (often lumbar and neck). (Mayo)
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