23/12/2021
Physiotherapy is an essential part of the treatment of AS. It aims to alleviate pain, increase spinal mobility and functional capacity, reduce morning stiffness, correct postural deformities, increase mobility and improve the psychosocial status of the patients. According to a Cochrane review completed by Dagfinrud and colleagues, a supervised or individual home-based exercise program is better than no intervention,The main aspects of rehabilitation include education, a program of personalised exercises and outline of physical activities to be completed at home or in a group based environment.