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 ...

You’re most likely to feel the effects of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in your spine, particularly your lower back and the joints where your hip bones attach to your spine. But the disease can leave ...

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 ...

One of the most frustrating things about ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is experiencing pain not from exertion but from doing nothing more than trying to get a good night’s sleep. Back pain — the most ...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are usually the first drug treatment offered for ankylosing spondylitis, according to a paper published in Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. One class ...

Pfizer Inc. announced positive results from a phase 3 investigational study evaluating the safety and efficacy of tofacitinib in adults with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Tofacitinib is not ...

ASAS-PerSpA study finds Japanese patients with axial psoriatic arthritis have lower disease activity and better function than ...

The cause of ankylosing spondylitis is not clearly understood. However, a genetic association is clear. Pathogenesis of this condition has clear associations with the HLA-B27 gene. Persons who suffer ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a potentially disabling form of seronegative spondyloarthritis. The main symptom of AS is inflammatory spinal pain; with time, some patients develop ankylosis and spinal ...

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 ...