While I’ve been concentrating on work and Tae Kwon Do (TKD), oh and the garden and house, did I mention the kids? and the car too?… it seems swimming has fallen by the wayside. I was still exercising but was martial arts enough? The martial arts class starts with around 20 minutes warming up and[…]
Ankylosing Spondylitis What is Ankylosing-Spondylitis.co.uk? I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) in 2010 at the age of 34, after more than 12 years of chronic pain, miss-diagnosis and self-funded treatments and incorrect exercise. I was diagnosed by a blood test looking for a particular gene and an MRI scan. At an AS conference in 2011, I learnt a the blood test[…]