@A MySpondylitisTeam Member. Yes. My discs at those levels are all "dessicated" and bulging/herniated. Yours probably are as well from all that daily gym training for years. Good chance you have curvature/scoliosis/listhesis/lordosis one or all and sacroilitis as well. This is in all likelihood due to carrying, bearing, then carting around on your hips, holding, hoisting, kneeling and bending down all while running. The active physically demanding lifestyle is extremely hard on the spine. If you dont take the same amount of time doing revovery and rehab therapies as you do placing all that strain on your body you will get muscle spasms and connective tissue destruction that can eventually lead to tears and vertebrae out of alignment. Any falls, past and present, jarring acutely as in a car accident, or chronically, as in running, will add to the destructive processes. A really good physical therapist, preferably a Doctor of PT in sports Rehabilitative medicine can help you a lot. I had one that helped me straighten a 27 degree lumbar curve that caused my uterus to tilt backwards (yes, childbirth was loads of fun😬) They can show you proper techniques and teach you new ways to move and posture your body such that the stabilizing muscles become stronger where your body needs to have more support. If that is you in the photo, your tiny frame cant hold up what youve been doing. The bones will begin to thin. You're likely in osteopenia or will be soon. No need to panic over any of this. But with your increasing pain without bloodwork and films to reveal dire specifics you're likely on the way to becoming full blown autoimmune. There are many autoimmune conditions. Whats more important than knowing exactly which one it is is to determine what is setting your body off. Think of it like an allergy to something, your body attacks. You just need to figure out what it is. Im sure your kids are awesome, but having been there and done that, as a small framed person, your body is likely exhausted and, therefore, stressed. Time to slow down. I do know how nearly impossible that is with little kids. Give yourself the Xmas gift of the download app, Zonia. I wish i knew when i was your age what i know now. That zonia app is one ive been watching a lot of and it is pretty much everything that took me 10-15 years to learn from multiple sources of research and personal experience. I highly recommend it. It will enlighten you, the drs stories, and guide you on how to get back what you are only just beginning to lose. Dont wait. I did and it's been a bear to try to regain the ability to walk a quarter mile without assistance. I was once where you are right now. Reach out anytime Mary. If you put an @ symbol before the name of the person you are trying to correspond with they will see your message faster. It goes directly to their email notifications. @A MySpondylitisTeam Member. I check email typically twice a day and I'll see it. Yours in better health, P 😌🙏

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