Thanks for the video! I have ankylosing spondolitis and there is not many videos on this topic. Can you do a "what not to do video" for certain conditions? These can cause flare ups for spondolitis, skip these if you have knee problems etc. So we can fine tune to our needs even within regular videos or other workouts?
Thank you for that great session. I'm pregnant and have an ankylosing spondilitis. I had so much pain the last month and a half when I'm lying down, that I don't sleep more than 3 hours in a row during the night, and sometimes not much more. I did this sessions yesterday and I slept the all night without nearly any pain! Thank you!!! If you could propose a sessions for pregnancy with ankylosing spondylitis, it would be amazing!
You are welcome! So glad you found this video and were able to sleep better so amazing! And yes thank you for your suggestion I will add a pregnancy and ankylosing spondylitis to our filming list! Keep up the fabulous work you got this💗
I'm 18w and last 3 days have become even worse. I feel it up higher in my spine now and hurts to exhale so I am worried it has recently progressed into my thoracic and chest 😢 I will try this now as I just woke and before bed. Glad to hear it helped you.
Yes right. All these yoga are very helpful in Ankylosing Spondylitis & Stenosis. I have AS from 9 years. I have stenosis from 2 years. Now I am pain free. I am doing all these yoga which you are doing. Really these are very helpful. Thank you 😊
@@DrMelissaOlesonRecently m HLA-B27 positive ,n suffrung form ankylosing ,taking the basic medicine but not seeing any improvement, pain in lower back area become worse at night and morning ,can I do this excercise ,plz relply
Thank you for these streches 4 days back got diagnosed with AS while researching on what to do for the pain along with my medicines found this video it been 2 days I feel little better like there is some hope for pain releif. Will keep continuing to do and make this part of my daily routine 😊😊 Lots of positivity to every one who is struggling with AS 😊
So happy to hear you enjoyed this video and got some relief from it as well! We have a couple of videos on AS that you might also enjoy! Keep up the fabulous work you got this!
Thank you for this great video. I have had ankylosing spondylitis for years and found your video by accident and now use it regularly. Many thanks again.
SO glad to hear you enjoyed these exercises! Keep up the fabulous work! We also have a couple of other ankylosing spondylitis videos on our channel you might enjoy.
Hey, I am in a similar boat as u were Just got diagnosed with AS Don’t really know anyone with AS too who I can talk to i feel if there is a community we all can help each other and be better together I don’t really know what to expect tbh But some videos on YT does not show a very rosy picture But using yoga nd this session as my guidance so I am thankful for this.
The stretch with the leg crossed, twisting to the side was a great relief for both my damaged hips and SI joints(I used a bit of head twist towards the opposite side for extra spine stretch) . Great way to warm up my body before getting out of bed. Thanks 👌🏼
Amazing! So glad you found this helpful! You’ll have to let us know how it goes! We also have Another video on AS you might enjoy as well ua-cam.com/video/o5s5u8mysEc/v-deo.htmlsi=oMWx3Qlsf0hUo0Hb Keep up the great work💜
Thank you! I’ve had a flare up for a few days now and just did your stretches and am immediately feeling better! This is definitely what I need to do every morning to wake up my body :) thank you so much!
I have been diagnosed with AK recently but I have been doing yoga exercises for the last few years. I am not feeling regular pains but sometimes I have pain. Thanks for your demo. I wish to see you in future also.
I just wanted to share with you that after doing two of your videos yesterday, last night was my first pain free night. Thank you so much for these AS videos. And I didn’t realize how much I hold my breath! Have a blessed day!❤
You are welcome! So happy you have found this video helpful. I will add longer AS videos to our filming list. Thank you for your suggestion. Our 30 day challenge Improve How You Move does have some longer videos that you might enjoy ua-cam.com/play/PLxi1kU2xV9TOSW2_SmUX3eLzhx8u9jdqv.html Keep up the good work!!!
This was great! Thank you! I have been looking for yoga videos that help AS and this has been the best. Please add videos for neck flexibility. Thanks again:)
Thank you for this very relaxing lesson. Your lessons are really helping relieve my Spondylitis stiffness. I’m starting to feel a positive difference upon waking up and throughout the day.
Thanks Melissa all it was helpful especially the breathing exercises at the end I been doing a breathing exercises called vacuum nightly before bed it really relaxing I learned it from a trainer online thanks for your technique and style u are very talented with me calming down the body thumbs up always keep up with the great work see you next time 😊
Hi, this video was so helpful. I'm going to do this daily during the summer. Have searched for something like this, but never found anything as good. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this wonderful sequence. I have Sjögren’s disease with lots of inflammatory arthritis and this brings me great relief when I flare! It has most of the exercises my PT has me do, in a very nice soothing sequence. Thank you again!
Very helpful yours is the best one will be giving it a nice go tomorrow morning with some nice chin out music. seen my doctor today and this is just what i need to do every morning for 15 minutes or so ( Thank you 🙏 )
Thank you for this exercise routie. I had a severe tightness in my back due to AS today and did this and feel so much better. Thank you very helpful, not too much when having a flare up. Any videos for pains/stufness in heel, calf/shin and neck would be very helpful as well. Thanks
I believe I am suffering from AS secondary to an autoimmune condition. I just did this and I cannot believe the difference I feel in my lower back. Thank you... I am new to yoga, so I have a few questions, 1. can this exercise be done daily and/combined with other exercises such as your pelvic floor exercise? Should rotate the different exercises from day to day?
Glad you enjoyed the workout until your sneeze. It's hard time time it but sometimes if you can find something to put your hands on to support your upper body if a sneeze is coming can help with the pressure. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the video. I am having AS with bamboo spine. I face difficulty in perfoming the exercises and not able to do it correctly. What should i do ?
I have AS, newly diagnosed, and fibromyalgia. I could not do whole video yet but did enjoy and feel relief for what I did do. I will keep working on it and look forward to other videos. ❤
Glad you enjoyed this class and great job listening to your body! Yes, you will have to keep us posted on what you think of the other classes. We have another on for AS and will be filming more in the future. Keep up the great work!
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed! I have more videos coming out specifically for AS, but right now I don't. I have some videos with gentle stretching for the back that are similar to this class that you might find helpful like this one ua-cam.com/video/IfX9BZrjfWk/v-deo.html Where I use the block, pillows or nothing could also be used. Keep up the good work 💕
Good day doctor. I'm Lawrence from Nigeria I've been living with AS since the age of 12 and I'm not having difficulty moving my neck. My back and hips are much better but my neck is very stiff. Can you please suggest exercises that will help give me relief from the stiff neck and pains. Thanks
Thank you so much Dr. Melissa for sharing the stretches and breathing exercises. I am living with AS and Rheumatoid Arthritis and it's a new life for me. I could not do a few of the exercises as my right knee has arthritis, inflammation and I have received steroid injection but still very painful. So I cannot do much movement with my right knee. Also both my wrists have arthritis pain. Is there anything that you could kindly suggest that would help? Thanks again for your help.
Welcome to the channel! We are so glad that you are here! We have lots of videos on knee pain and sensitive knees that you might enjoy like this one ua-cam.com/video/ax1Rs90Gcik/v-deo.htmlsi=nMyWMshkTFJBjAdj
Thank you so much! This has been super helpful in relief, the only thing is doing child pose and leaning on my palms is giving me quite a bit of wrist pain, do you have any suggestions for this or should I just skip the parts where I have to lean on them? Thanks again!!
You are so welcome !! Always listen in to your body and try not too much pressur on your wrists, you could also place them down by your sides as an alternative
This is a great class for back pain or tightness or if you are looking for gentle mobility moves and an overall stretch. Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that over time can cause the bones in your spine to fuse making you feel stiff and tight among other things.
Yep. I’d recommend not neglecting it as it can worsen when the joints fuse with each other. The fusion generally happens later on but you want to try and avoid it by staying fit where possible. I have neglected my AS and am now paying the consequences with constant pain day in day out. Good luck, hopefully you can maintain it cos it’s not fun at all :)
Yes, I also got diagnosed 2 years ago, I was 19. Basically the doc told me the only thing I can do is to prevent it from getting worse, and swimming is the only proven one to help, I swam almost everyday for 2 years and it helps a lot. I feel no pain at all except when waking up but it's just the bed is too soft for me, anyway Im trying to do yoga instead of swimming since it's more practical, I also saw youtube channel where the creator told us about yoga for AS too, and it worked for him for decades... so just keep moving and prevent staying in the same position (sitting/lying in bed) for too long, good luck bro.
Dont be pesimistic, I have AS for 3 yrs now, but in general, it can get worse/stay the same or get better. Lots of people manage it by staying active+not overdoing it.. It is a slow progress disease, so dont panic if you are now overwhelmed with the info.. u have plenty time finding what works for you! ❤
I have been having AS since last 12 years. Guys one think I have done wrong n increased my flare is letting other people play with your emotions. Being emotionally healthy is very important for AS . Else your body il loose its ability to heal itself.
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Thank you for joining! I'd love to know below what other videos you would like to see in the future?
Thanks for the video! I have ankylosing spondolitis and there is not many videos on this topic. Can you do a "what not to do video" for certain conditions? These can cause flare ups for spondolitis, skip these if you have knee problems etc. So we can fine tune to our needs even within regular videos or other workouts?
Thank you for that great session. I'm pregnant and have an ankylosing spondilitis. I had so much pain the last month and a half when I'm lying down, that I don't sleep more than 3 hours in a row during the night, and sometimes not much more. I did this sessions yesterday and I slept the all night without nearly any pain! Thank you!!! If you could propose a sessions for pregnancy with ankylosing spondylitis, it would be amazing!
You are welcome! So glad you found this video and were able to sleep better so amazing! And yes thank you for your suggestion I will add a pregnancy and ankylosing spondylitis to our filming list! Keep up the fabulous work you got this💗
I'm 18w and last 3 days have become even worse. I feel it up higher in my spine now and hurts to exhale so I am worried it has recently progressed into my thoracic and chest 😢 I will try this now as I just woke and before bed. Glad to hear it helped you.
Yes right. All these yoga are very helpful in Ankylosing Spondylitis & Stenosis. I have AS from 9 years. I have stenosis from 2 years. Now I am pain free. I am doing all these yoga which you are doing. Really these are very helpful. Thank you 😊
So glad you are finding these videos helpful! Keep up the amazing work you are doing great 💕
@@DrMelissaOlesonRecently m HLA-B27 positive ,n suffrung form ankylosing ,taking the basic medicine but not seeing any improvement, pain in lower back area become worse at night and morning ,can I do this excercise ,plz relply
Thank you for these streches 4 days back got diagnosed with AS while researching on what to do for the pain along with my medicines found this video it been 2 days I feel little better like there is some hope for pain releif.
Will keep continuing to do and make this part of my daily routine 😊😊
Lots of positivity to every one who is struggling with AS 😊
So happy to hear you enjoyed this video and got some relief from it as well! We have a couple of videos on AS that you might also enjoy! Keep up the fabulous work you got this!
Thank you for this great video. I have had ankylosing spondylitis for years and found your video by accident and now use it regularly. Many thanks again.
Amazing! So glad you found our channel and finding this video helpful! Keep up the great work 💗
Namaste, I am grateful that the ancient wisdom of India and Hinduism ( yoga and meditation) is being appreciated and adapted all over the world now...
So yoga and meditation so powerful and all the amazing benefits💕
I'm an ankylosing spondylitis patient. The exercises have helped me a lot. Thank you very much for sharing this with us. Best wishes from Turkey.
SO glad to hear you enjoyed these exercises! Keep up the fabulous work! We also have a couple of other ankylosing spondylitis videos on our channel you might enjoy.
I was just diagnosed with AS. Im using this as my guide. It’s not easy for me but I will not stop trying.
If you have any questions, we’re here! Keep up your awesome work.
Hey, I am in a similar boat as u were
Just got diagnosed with AS
Don’t really know anyone with AS too who I can talk to
i feel if there is a community we all can help each other and be better together
I don’t really know what to expect tbh
But some videos on YT does not show a very rosy picture
But using yoga nd this session as my guidance so I am thankful for this.
The stretch with the leg crossed, twisting to the side was a great relief for both my damaged hips and SI joints(I used a bit of head twist towards the opposite side for extra spine stretch) . Great way to warm up my body before getting out of bed. Thanks 👌🏼
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed all the stretches to get things going in the am. Have a wonderful day & keep up the good work!
Thank you! I’m so glad I found you. I’m going to try every morning. Being so stiff is scary.
Amazing! So glad you found this helpful! You’ll have to let us know how it goes! We also have Another video on AS you might enjoy as well ua-cam.com/video/o5s5u8mysEc/v-deo.htmlsi=oMWx3Qlsf0hUo0Hb Keep up the great work💜
Thank you! I’ve had a flare up for a few days now and just did your stretches and am immediately feeling better! This is definitely what I need to do every morning to wake up my body :) thank you so much!
This kind of feedback makes our day! Keep up the good work !
I have been diagnosed with AK recently but I have been doing yoga exercises for the last few years. I am not feeling regular pains but sometimes I have pain. Thanks for your demo. I wish to see you in future also.
So glad you enjoyed this video! We also have a couple of other AS videos you might like💗
I hope more of these restorative lessons become available. Regular restorative yoga flows don't seem to do the trick with AS
I just wanted to share with you that after doing two of your videos yesterday, last night was my first pain free night. Thank you so much for these AS videos. And I didn’t realize how much I hold my breath!
Have a blessed day!❤
This is sooo amazing! Such an awesome job! Keep up the fabulous work you are doing great 💕
Lush 🥰 Thank you Doctor Melissa, again!!!💝
You're welcome! Have an amazing day!
this has really changed my life, thank you. I would love some longwe work-outs that our sensitive to AS.
You are welcome! So happy you have found this video helpful. I will add longer AS videos to our filming list. Thank you for your suggestion. Our 30 day challenge Improve How You Move does have some longer videos that you might enjoy ua-cam.com/play/PLxi1kU2xV9TOSW2_SmUX3eLzhx8u9jdqv.html Keep up the good work!!!
You are a life saver..... thanks
You are welcome! So glad you found this class helpful!
I have AS and this has been very helpful ❤ thank you for your hard work!
So glad you have enjoyed this video! We have a new one on AS coming out soon to stay tuned! Keep up the great work 💗
This was great! Thank you! I have been looking for yoga videos that help AS and this has been the best. Please add videos for neck flexibility. Thanks again:)
Amazing! So happy you are enjoying these videos! Thank you for your suggestion! I will add that to my filming list.
I feel my whole upper body stretched and worked out after the session. Thank you❤
Amazing! Sooooo glad to hear you enjoyed this class! Have a wonderful day!
Thank you so much for sharing this. There is little out there specifically for AS and yoga and I am so glad to have found you :)
This message has made our day !! So happy to have you in the community :)
Love your breathing techniques. Especially at the end. Will be using you AS stretching all the time. So glad I found you. Thanks Doc
You are welcome! So glad you found this class helpful! We appreciate you and your feedback! Keep up the great work!
Thank you for this very relaxing lesson. Your lessons are really helping relieve my Spondylitis stiffness. I’m starting to feel a positive difference upon waking up and throughout the day.
So happy to hear this and thank you so much for sharing! Glad you are getting some relief with these videos & keep up the good work!
Thanks Melissa all it was helpful especially the breathing exercises at the end I been doing a breathing exercises called vacuum nightly before bed it really relaxing I learned it from a trainer online thanks for your technique and style u are very talented with me calming down the body thumbs up always keep up with the great work see you next time 😊
So awesome and love it vacuum breathing! You do such a fabulous job with the classes keep up the good work! Have a wonderful day ⭐
Thank you so much for making this one
My back felt so much better and more relaxed. Definitely going to repeat this one 😊
Yes love hearing this! So glad you enjoyed this video! Keep up the good work 💕
Hi, this video was so helpful. I'm going to do this daily during the summer. Have searched for something like this, but never found anything as good.
Thank you.
Awesome! So glad to hear you enjoyed this video! I'll add another one to my filming list 💕 Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for this wonderful sequence. I have Sjögren’s disease with lots of inflammatory arthritis and this brings me great relief when I flare! It has most of the exercises my PT has me do, in a very nice soothing sequence. Thank you again!
Amazing so glad you have found some relief !!!
Hope it will thanks you 😢
6 month Ankylosing spondylitis higher pain back and solder an chest Not relve but watching your 2 normal relive
This is so good. You are a wonderful teacher. This whole video helps me so much. Thank you.
Thank you! So happy you found this class helpful. Keep up the good work 💕
Really helpful I'm going to practice this everyday.thank you.💕💕💕
You are welcome💕
Very helpful yours is the best one will be giving it a nice go tomorrow morning with some nice chin out music. seen my doctor today and this is just what i need to do every morning for 15 minutes or so ( Thank you 🙏 )
So awesome! I am so glad you enjoyed this video & found it helpful! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for this exercise routie. I had a severe tightness in my back due to AS today and did this and feel so much better. Thank you very helpful, not too much when having a flare up. Any videos for pains/stufness in heel, calf/shin and neck would be very helpful as well. Thanks
Hi there! So happy this one has helped you! Have you tried this one? ua-cam.com/video/o5s5u8mysEc/v-deo.html
Keep up your awesome work! 💜
Brilliant.really helped my back this morning.xxxx
Amazing! So glad you found this helpful! Keep up the great work!
Great very helpful,thank you from Bangladesh
Yay! So glad it was helpful!
I believe I am suffering from AS secondary to an autoimmune condition. I just did this and I cannot believe the difference I feel in my lower back. Thank you... I am new to yoga, so I have a few questions, 1. can this exercise be done daily and/combined with other exercises such as your pelvic floor exercise? Should rotate the different exercises from day to day?
lets start these :) thankyou Melissa
You are welcome!
Lovely work out. Then sneezed after the breathing exercises and back pain came back.
Glad you enjoyed the workout until your sneeze. It's hard time time it but sometimes if you can find something to put your hands on to support your upper body if a sneeze is coming can help with the pressure. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the video. I am having AS with bamboo spine. I face difficulty in perfoming the exercises and not able to do it correctly. What should i do ?
Thank you s-o much!❤
You are welcome! So glad you enjoyed this class!
I have AS, newly diagnosed, and fibromyalgia. I could not do whole video yet but did enjoy and feel relief for what I did do. I will keep working on it and look forward to other videos. ❤
Glad you enjoyed this class and great job listening to your body! Yes, you will have to keep us posted on what you think of the other classes. We have another on for AS and will be filming more in the future. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much .Do you have any other exercises for AS
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed! I have more videos coming out specifically for AS, but right now I don't. I have some videos with gentle stretching for the back that are similar to this class that you might find helpful like this one ua-cam.com/video/IfX9BZrjfWk/v-deo.html Where I use the block, pillows or nothing could also be used. Keep up the good work 💕
Namste, you are doing great job and you are so pretty cool.. thanks dear..
thank you! Glad you are enjoying the videos. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for shared your video❤
More than happy to help! Keep up your awesome work.
Good day doctor. I'm Lawrence from Nigeria I've been living with AS since the age of 12 and I'm not having difficulty moving my neck. My back and hips are much better but my neck is very stiff. Can you please suggest exercises that will help give me relief from the stiff neck and pains. Thanks
We do have several videos on our channel for neck pain that you might enjoy!
@@DrMelissaOleson can you please send the link?
Thank you for these stretches, very useful.
You’re welcome 💫 So happy you found helpful!
Thank you so much Dr. Melissa for sharing the stretches and breathing exercises. I am living with AS and Rheumatoid Arthritis and it's a new life for me. I could not do a few of the exercises as my right knee has arthritis, inflammation and I have received steroid injection but still very painful. So I cannot do much movement with my right knee. Also both my wrists have arthritis pain. Is there anything that you could kindly suggest that would help? Thanks again for your help.
Welcome to the channel! We are so glad that you are here! We have lots of videos on knee pain and sensitive knees that you might enjoy like this one ua-cam.com/video/ax1Rs90Gcik/v-deo.htmlsi=nMyWMshkTFJBjAdj
Hope it will going good for us😢thank you in advance
You're welcome!
Very useful, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
So helpful . A.S. for 30 years 🙏
So glad you found this video helpful! Adding some more AS videos to the filming list for next year!
Me also hla b 27 positive, as positive.. on spine, last 3 years.. age 35
I have trouble putting my left knee over my right leg.I can put my right over the left by not vice versa. How can I modify ?
A way to modify this one would be laying on your back and having feet mat distance apart and letting your legs rock from side to side.
This was wonderful!
So glad you enjoyed this video 💕
Thank you so much! This has been super helpful in relief, the only thing is doing child pose and leaning on my palms is giving me quite a bit of wrist pain, do you have any suggestions for this or should I just skip the parts where I have to lean on them? Thanks again!!
You are so welcome !! Always listen in to your body and try not too much pressur on your wrists, you could also place them down by your sides as an alternative
Thank you so much, I’ll give it a try!
Anything that helps thoracic mobility
So great getting that trunk moving helps so many areas. Keep up the great work!
I have a curvy lower back & trapezius muscles also 😢
Dr Ankolosing spondylites pateint treatment
My Neck stiff poor posture
Spine stiff hard
Plez exercise send me
I from Jammu and Kashmir
Its suffering me a lot
What is this yoga for? Can yo explain in non medical terms?
This is a great class for back pain or tightness or if you are looking for gentle mobility moves and an overall stretch. Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that over time can cause the bones in your spine to fuse making you feel stiff and tight among other things.
her şey çok harika .biraz az konuşsan daha iyi olacak
Is Ankylosing Spondylitis serious? I'm just diagnosed with this shit😭😭
Yep. I’d recommend not neglecting it as it can worsen when the joints fuse with each other. The fusion generally happens later on but you want to try and avoid it by staying fit where possible. I have neglected my AS and am now paying the consequences with constant pain day in day out. Good luck, hopefully you can maintain it cos it’s not fun at all :)
Yes, I also got diagnosed 2 years ago, I was 19. Basically the doc told me the only thing I can do is to prevent it from getting worse, and swimming is the only proven one to help, I swam almost everyday for 2 years and it helps a lot. I feel no pain at all except when waking up but it's just the bed is too soft for me, anyway Im trying to do yoga instead of swimming since it's more practical, I also saw youtube channel where the creator told us about yoga for AS too, and it worked for him for decades... so just keep moving and prevent staying in the same position (sitting/lying in bed) for too long, good luck bro.
Dont be pesimistic, I have AS for 3 yrs now, but in general, it can get worse/stay the same or get better. Lots of people manage it by staying active+not overdoing it.. It is a slow progress disease, so dont panic if you are now overwhelmed with the info.. u have plenty time finding what works for you! ❤
@@tereza9385 thank you ma'am for your kind reply.🙏can you please tell me what kind of food should i take & what to avoid?
I have been having AS since last 12 years. Guys one think I have done wrong n increased my flare is letting other people play with your emotions. Being emotionally healthy is very important for AS . Else your body il loose its ability to heal itself.