How to check and confirm ankylosing spondylitis, examination to confirm ankylosing spondylitis usually needs to go to a regular hospital to use X-ray examination, CT examination, magnetic resonance, HLA-B27 and other methods for examination, pay attention to actively cooperate with the doctor, if the examination is confirmed to be ankylosing spondylitis, it is recommended that the patient carry out it in time**. 1. PATRIC test. In this procedure, the patient is supine with one knee flexed and the heel placed on the opposite straight knee, and the examiner presses down on the flexed knee with one hand and the opposite pelvis with the other. If sacroiliac joint pain leading to knee flexion is considered positive, the patient is preliminarily diagnosed with symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis. 2. X-ray examination. Patients can go to the hospital for X-rays, which can not only check whether the patient has symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis, but also determine the severity of the patient's ankylosing spondylitis. 3. CT examination. CT has high resolution and no interference at the level, which can detect slight changes in the sacroiliac joint, which is conducive to the early diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, and is conducive to a definitive diagnosis in cases that are difficult to be diagnosed by conventional X-ray. 4. Magnetic resonance. MRI of the sacroiliac joint and spine can show acute and chronic inflammatory changes such as edema and steatosis of the joints and bone marrow, as well as structural changes such as peripheral ligament sclerosis, osteophyte formation, bone destruction, and joint rigidity. Therefore, symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis can be detected earlier than CT.
Guangzhou Oriental Rheumatoid Specialist Clinic has complete facilities, strong technical force, attaches importance to standardized management, and is in line with the standard management mode of medical institutions, which has been unanimously recognized and praised by the industry and the majority of patients. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital for examination in time after experiencing uncomfortable symptoms, and after diagnosis, they can use diclofenac sodium sustained-release tablets, methylprednisolone tablets and other drugs according to the doctor's instructions**. Patients usually try to sleep on hard beds to improve poor sitting and sleeping postures.