Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that primarily affects your spine and hips. It can be difficult to diagnose because there’s no single test that can provide enough information for a ...

Panels A through G show images for a 26-year-old man with a 2-year history of inflammatory back pain that was unresponsive to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. A posteroanterior pelvic radiograph ...

There are few effective treatments for ankylosing spondylitis, which causes substantial morbidity. Because of the central role of tumor necrosis factor α in the spondyloarthritides, we performed a ...

Spondylitis diseases can also lead to other health complications. All types of spondylitis disease have a few things in common. Here’s what you need to know. All types of spondylitis cause pain and ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a seronegative arthropathy which typically involves sacroiliac joints. We described a patient of ankylosing spondylitis with bilateral occlusive retinal vasculitis. A 29-year ...

In recent decades, major advancements have been made in our understanding of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We now know how to diagnose it and how to manage it better. We can now diagnose AS earlier ...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are usually the first drug treatment offered for ankylosing spondylitis, according to a paper published in Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. One class ...

Ankylosing spondylitis isn’t well known or well understood. Here, we reveal the facts behind some common misconceptions about this chronic inflammatory form of arthritis. One of the best ways to ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), also called axial spondyloarthritis, can cause stiffness in the neck and shoulders. Neck and shoulder pain might get worse after lying or sitting for a time, causing ...

Lower back pain is common and many of those who have suffered it can identify, or at least guess, the event that led to their back injury. Perhaps it was weekend sport or a garden project. Often a ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rare type of autoimmune disease that causes arthritis in your spine. It's a lifelong condition that usually starts in your lower back. It can spread up to your neck or ...