Alannah myles biography

Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles, best known for her sultry hit “Black Velvet,” is opening up about her recent health battles and her quest to reclaim her music.

Myles is in the midst of a handful of projects at various stages, including a blues album, an opera, and maybe even a children’s album.

But she spoke with CityNews while dealing with complications brought on by a broken leg suffered just over five years ago as well as an auto-immune disease called ankylosing spondylitis, an indirect result, she says, of a chiropractic injury suffered in her 40s.

Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that can cause some of the spinal vertebrae to fuse together over time.

As a result, Myles’s spine is less flexible.

Over time the ribs can get involved, which can make it difficult to breathe.

She says she admittedly allowed the chiropractor to make adjustments that her body reje