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.
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
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 use horse linamint mint sent. It works amazingly for the aches and pains and also leg cramps and you smell minty fresh lol
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.
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.
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
The suffixes are different; "itis" means inflammation and "osis" means condition.
I just had my 3rd spinal fusion and a lot of things. My surgeon said I would benefit from rehabilitation. The ambulance transferred me to mount Sinia hospital rehab. What a blessing. Everyone was so… read more