Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched-forward ...

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 ...

Medical professional societies encourage development of treatment recommendations and/or guidelines that are based on current best evidence and represent a popular way of integrating evidence-based ...

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 ...

How Does Chronic Treatment with Biologics Affect Efficacy of Systemic Antibiotics or Steroids for Acute HS Flares?

Bimekizumab demonstrated safety and efficacy at 2 years among patients with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Bimekizumab is currently FDA approved ...

At 25, Rohan ignored back pain and eye redness—later diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis. Doctors stress early diagnosis and treatment to prevent disability and protect joints and vision.

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 ...

Conservative therapy with sensitive antibiotics and bracing is adequate for most patients with infectious spondylitis. A delay in diagnosis and treatment is common in all forms of spinal infection ...

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis/axial spondyloarthritis (AS/axSpA) have their disease onset at young age, which increases the lifetime impact of their disease-associated reduced vitality and ...