Ankylosing spondylitis primarily affects the joints in your spine. Medical imaging can help us see some of the inflammation and damage and how they lead to symptoms. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS ...

When you have ankylosing spondylitis (AS), you’re focused on taking care of yourself and avoiding flare-ups. As you manage the condition, the last thing you need is for medical expenses to take ...

Background: Although disease-specific health status measures are available for ankylosing spondylitis (AS), no instrument exists for assessing quality of life (QoL) in the condition. Objective: To ...

Methods: Data from the OASIS cohort, an international, longitudinal, observational study on outcome in ankylosing spondylitis, were used. In this study, measures of disease activity, including the ...

Spondyloarthritis (SpA), if not diagnosed and treated early, often leads to significant morbidity. Unfortunately, diagnosis and implementation of therapy are frequently delayed, in many cases by ...

Introduction Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a universal chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease which predominantly results in chronic back pain and stiffness. However, some patients suffering from AS ...

Diseases of the joints are known as arthritis. The term is derived from the Greek word that means exactly that: diseases of ...

Background: Inflammation of the spine and sacroiliac joints is a hallmark of the chronic, progressive inflammatory illness known as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The insidious onset and non-specific ...

Another potential drawback is the exclusion of patients with disease initiation after the age of 45 years, which is not uncommon in peripheral SpA. It also remains unclear what degree of spinal ...