
Originally Posted by
physiofixme
Just a quick follow up regarding your comments about early arthritic changes on xray. Your xray was taken four years ago?? At the age of 24 that's very young to be showing arthritic changes in your spine. Did you ever have blood tests taken?? You didn't mention it so thought I would ask as a couple of conditions spring to mind - ankylosing spondylitis being one of them....do you know if your Dr has ruled this out?? The sorts of blood tests that are usual for this sort of thing are HLA B27 and rheumatoid factor. Might pay to have these things tested for before embarking on anything else as it may have an impact on your management.