Effect of functional exercise with etanercept therapy on ankylosing spondylitis

Objective To study the effect of functional exercise with etanercept therapy on an kylosing spondylitis. Methods The ankylosing spondylitis patients were screening from Dec. 2008 to Dec. 2009 in our hospital, etanercept 25 mg, twice a week, injections continuously for 4 weeks, then etanercept 25 mg once a week, injections continuously for 4 weeks, then etanercept 12.5 mg once a week,injections continuously for 4 weeks, press injection part for 3 min. At the same time the functional exercise from the the start treatment with etanercept. Results The therapy groups in 4, 8 and 12 weeks can obviously improve clinical curative effect and experiment index compared with the pretherapy (P ＜0. 01 ). Conclusions Functional exercise with etanercept therapy can obviously improve clinical curative effect and experiment index on ankylosing spondylitis patients. Key words: Ankylosing spondylitis;  Functional exercise;  Etanercept