Spondyloarthropathy secondary prevention

Secondary prevention

Secondary prevention in SpA are included:

• Routine exercise and physical therapy
  • Routine exercise and physical therapy are useful to reduce symptoms
• Specialist consultations
  • Ophtalmologist → to evaluate the presence of anterior uveitis
  • Rheumatologist → management of ongoing disease and the response to medication
  • Gasteroenterlogist → coexisting of IBDs such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
  • Cardiologist → to evaluate the presence of aortitis and heart block
  • Surgeon → Orthopedic and neurosurgeons
  • Physical therapist → to reduce symptoms of the disease