Ankylosing spondylitis and scoliosis can both affect the spine. Although they have similarities, they are separate conditions. Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that causes joint ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune condition that causes inflammation in the spine, joints, and bones. Ankylosing spondylitis affects women more often than previously thought. In the past, ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints (those between the spine and hipbone). Less commonly, AS can affect other joints such ...

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 ...

Spondylitis is a group of inflammatory conditions that affect the joints in your spine. Spondylosis isn’t due to inflammation but rather the wear and tear of your spine. Spondylitis and spondylosis ...

It is important to distinguish symptoms that reflect active disease from symptoms of a mechanical or psychological nature before making specific treatment decision. Monitoring ankylosing spondylitis ...

Ankylosing spondylitis affects women more often than previously thought. In the past, AS was believed to more commonly affect men, but newer research suggests the rates may be nearly equal between the ...

Seven years ago, I woke up with a slight pain in my lower back. The pain was coming from my right hip, but I didn’t think too much of it—I wrote it off as a temporary inconvenience and thought I’d be ...

For decades, ankylosing spondylitis was considered a man’s disease, but new research reveals something shocking: ankylosing spondylitis hits women differently and nearly as frequently as men, yet ...

For people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), back pain and stiffness can be an ongoing challenge. If you're not getting ...