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 is a type of arthritis that affects the spine and sacroiliac joints. The sacroiliac joints connect the lower spine to the pelvis. Arthritis causes chronic inflammation, and in ...

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 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 type of arthritis that inflames joints of the spine and leaves your back stiff and painful. If nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) aren't enough to relieve your ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a progressive form of arthritis that can affect the entire body. In addition to impacting the joints, AS may lead to complications in organs such as the heart, eyes, and ...

AMSTERDAM — People with ankylosing spondylitis are nearly twice as likely as those in the general population to deliberately harm themselves, research from a Canadian study shows. "We haven't really ...