Physically demanding work may exacerbate ankylosing spondylitis, based on American College of Rheumatology research, according to Bel Marra Health. Researchers examined 200 patients with AS.
Here are four takeaways:
1. Intense physical work increases inflammation, which intensifies the arthritis.
2. The researchers discovered physical work and smoking amplified the disease's effects.
3. The study found physically strenuous blue-collar jobs progress AS.
4. Their findings back the idea that "mechanical stress leads to bone formation in AS."