This study will be conducted to examine the effect of Baduanjin qigong exercises on patients with ankylosing spondylitis. 29 individuals with ankylosing spondylitis (the intervention group) and 30 healthy individuals (the control group), totaling 59 volunteer individuals ages 18-64, will be included in the study.~The intervention group will perform a qigong exercise program online (via Zoom video conference) for 12 weeks under the supervision of two physiotherapists. The qigong exercise program had previously been videotaped by the researchers. The control group will perform the home exercise program at home for 12 weeks. The intervention group will perform Qigong online exercise program, and the control group will perform home exercises for 45 minutes twice a week for 12 weeks.~In this study the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index, Chest Expansion Measurement, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Fatigue Severity Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Questionnaire will be applied before and after the 12-week exercise program in the evaluation of patients.
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of 12-week Baduanjin qigong exercises in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. 59 volunteer individuals, ages 18-64, will be included in the study. They will be randomly divided into two groups (the intervention and the control). The intervention group will perform a qigong exercise program online (via Zoom video conference) for 12 weeks under the supervision of two physiotherapists. The qigong exercise program had previously been videotaped by the researchers. The control group will perform the home exercise program at home for 12 weeks.