Case study of physiotherapy treatment of the patient with the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis

Title: Case study of physiotherapy treatment of the patient with the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis. Objective: The main target of this bachelor's thesis was to take up with the issue of the ankylosing spondylitis, as the rheumatic disease and to outline the possibilities of its treatment. The next target was the elaboration of the case study of the patient with this diagnose, followed by the appraisal of the therapy's effect. Methods: In the general part is concerned with the Ankylosing spondylitis issue, namely with its symptoms, manifestations, methods of examination and a subsequent treatment of this disease. The second, special section of this bachelor thesis is focused on the individual patient with ankylosing spondylitis, physiotheapy assesment, subsequent therapy and the final effect of it. Results: The results of the physiotherapeutic care of the patient were observed to be positive in objective (clinical) and subjective way. The painful situations became milder and the patient assumed a positive approach to the kinesitherapy, which she didn't have till now. Keywords: case study, ankylosing spondylitis, pain, physiotherapy, treatment, movement.