Low back pain and stiffness are the hallmarks of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but they may not be the first or only symptoms of this inflammatory type of spinal arthritis. About 1.7 million to 2.7 ...

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 ...

Ankylosing spondylitis can be a devastating disease. But the good news is that the future is brighter than ever before. Here’s why I’m so optimistic. Doctors -- including primary care physicians -- ...

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 ...

Spondylitis is one of the painful health issues that impacts everyday lifestyle. Here are some tips that can help you manage ...

Ankylosing Spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that can permanently fuse the spine if early symptoms are ignored or ...

People with ankylosing spondylitis can successfully breastfeed their babies. Most medications that treat the condition are safe to take while nursing. Breastfeeding with a chronic disease can be ...

It can be tough to live with a painful, lifelong condition like ankylosing spondylitis. You may have trouble working, or doing activities you’ve always enjoyed. You may feel like friends, family, and ...

Even if ankylosing spondylitis isn’t causing you much physical pain, it still may be affecting your emotional health. On any given day you might feel anger, frustration, or even grief. Or maybe ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a condition that causes inflammation in our spine. This inflammation in our vertebrae can cause our spine bones to join and fuse together. This fusion of bones can reduce the ...

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 is a long term painful disease that affects the spine, bones, muscles and ligaments that connect bones. There is presence of joint pain and inflammation akin to arthritis in ...