Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that inflames spinal joints, causing back or hip pain, stiffness, and mobility problems. In ankylosing spondylitis, inflamed vertebrae can grow extra ...

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 ...

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 ...

The course of ankylosing spondylitis can be hard to predict. Take a look at the different ways AS can progress and what you can do about it. Like most aspects of ankylosing spondylitis, an ...

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 ...