11 Facts About Ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis characterized by long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine typically where the spine joins the pelvis.

Signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis often appear gradually, with peak onset between 20 and 30 years of age.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a systemic rheumatic disease, meaning it affects the entire body.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a member of the more broadly defined disease axial spondyloarthritis.

Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, developed in Bath, is an index designed to detect the inflammatory burden of active disease.

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Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index is a functional index which can accurately assess functional impairment due to the disease, as well as improvements following therapy.

Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis is a rare form of the disease which differs from the more common adult form.

Ankylosing spondylitis tarsitis of the ankle is a common feature, as is the more classical findings of seronegative ANA and RF as well as presence of the HLA-B27 allele.

Major types of medications used to treat ankylosing spondylitis are pain-relievers and drugs aimed at stopping or slowing the progression of the disease.

The gait of someone with ankylosing spondylitis often has a cautious pattern because they have decreased ability to absorb shock, and they cannot see the horizon.

Ankylosing spondylitis has a long history, having been distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis by Galen as early as the 2nd century AD.