Most people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) develop pain and stiffness in their lower back, but it’s not uncommon to also develop symptoms in other joints. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of ...

In India, 16.5 lakh people suffer from ankylosing spondylitis, with an average diagnostic gap of nearly seven years from the ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that inflames the lining of the intestine. It causes symptoms like diarrhea and belly pain. Some people with UC also have problems ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is considered a common condition, affecting 2 to 3 million Americans with around 20,000 new diagnoses each year. But the chronic, inflammatory condition is still relatively ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

U ntil recently, the treatments for ankylosing spondylitis — a chronic, inflammatory type of arthritis that primarily affects the spine — have lagged behind those of other forms of arthritis. Luckily, ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory condition that mainly affects the spine. The condition usually requires medical treatments, but some home remedies can also reduce symptoms. AS is ...

A change in medication may cause new or worsening symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis, even if other symptoms improve. A doctor may need to prescribe a combination of medications to relieve a person’s ...

Questionnaires were completed by 211 out of 418 participants (50% response rate). The sample was 81% male and the mean age of the respondents was 57 [see Table 1], with 10% (22/211) aged 20–39 years, ...

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 (AS) is the second most common type of inflammatory arthritis, often affecting teenagers and young adults. Symptoms of AS can include back pain, stiffness, joint inflammation ...