Over 600 patients will stand in a formation resembling the pelvic bone on October 9 in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record.
On Sunday, October 9, a Mumbai based rheumatologist is going to help you pay closer attention to your back pain and its patterns. Dr Shashank Akerkar, 38, of Mumbai Arthritis Clinic, Bhandup will get over 600 patients suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) under one roof and make them stand in the form of a pelvic bone. This is Dr Akerkar's attempt to create not just a Guinness World Record but also to raise awareness about the auto-immune disease.
"AS starts as dull ache in the lower back and buttocks and affects people in the age group of 20-30. It progressively gets worse. It is not a lifestyle disease but something that those with a family history are predisposed to," Dr Akerkar said. A form of arthritis, AS affects the joints and can be diagnosed with an MRI. "The disease has the potential to progress and cripple an individual," Dr Akerkar added.
An alarming issue is that most patients neglect the pain as backache and there is a delay in as much as six to seven years in the diagnosis. At the event on Sunday there will be patients coming from places like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi along with their family members and other rheumatologists.
But how does one tell the difference between a normal backache and AS? "AS pain is the worst at night and in the morning but gets progressively better during the day," explained Dr Akerkar.
Watch out for Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) symptoms
Backache that worsens at night
Swelling in joints
Swelling in fingers
Begins in 20s
Why the event?
To spread awareness about Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a type of arthritis that affects joints of vertebral column and pelvis
The event
Where: Dreamz Mall, Bhandup west
When: 9th October 2016
Time: 9 am
Over 600 patients with AS will gather and stand in the form of a pelvis bone.
Who is doing it
Dr Shashank Akerkar's 'Stand for AS' foundation will attempt a Guinness World Record.
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