Axial Spondyloarthritis Flares: Causes, Signs, and Management - Verywell Health
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a disease of ups and downs. Some days, your back and joint symptoms are well-managed and you can go about your day with little or no discomfort. On other days, the swelling and pain are magnified, and you struggle to do simple tasks. A flare, or a flare-up, is when symptoms of axSpA increase, causing pain and discomfort, and might affect your ability to get around. Most researchers describe a flare-up as when your axSpA symptoms increase over a short period. The main symptoms of an axSpA flare-up include pain, fatigue, immobility, and emotional symptoms. An axSpA flare can cause different symptoms as no two people experience the same symptoms. Triggers, which are factors that make your axSpA flare up, may not cause the same response in someone else. There has been plenty of research on flare symptoms on triggers. Triggers of axSpA flares include stress, overdoing activities, missing a medication dose, weather