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 ...

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 ...

Ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune condition, has traditionally been a challenge to diagnose. That’s because it typically starts with back pain, says Carlos Lozada, MD, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a type of arthritis that affects joints, tendons, and ligaments in the lower back and the base of the spine, can make you feel as if your energy has been zapped. It’s a ...