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Book on Ankylosing Spondylitis

A.Know what is Ankylosing Spondilitis B.Explained by Ankylosing cases & Examples C.Non surgical management to surgical management

Ankylosing Spondylitis and Diet

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that falls under the Spondyloarthritis group of diseases. Male between age group of 20-30 years are commonly affected by AS. The symptoms include lower back pain with early morning stiffness, most of the patients have spine involvemen

Every back pain is important…

Back pain is one of the commonest symptom for which patient is seen in the outpatient department. But remember majority of back pains are mechanical, which do not require intervention. They require rest and exercises. How ever there are some serious causes of back pain. Spondyloar

Ankylosing Spondylitis – FAQ

Q-1. What is Ankylosing Spondylitis and what are the symptoms of this disease? Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and other related spondyloarthritis are a group of arthritis that mainly affects the back and joints of lower limbs like knees and Ankle. Typical symptoms of AS

Uric acid and joint problem Gout

There is lack of awareness and many myths regarding uric acid and joint problems. This article is looking forward to increase awareness regarding this topic. What problems uric acid can cause? The joint problem related to high blood uric acid level is called “Go

What is Arthritis?

The word ‘Arthritis’ literal means pain and swelling in one joint or more than one joint. It is one of most common cause of disability worldwide. There can be more than 100 diseases which can be presented as arthritis. The most common includes: Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoi

The red flags in rheumatology: connective tissue diseases and vasculitides

The word ‘rheumatism’ is well known to most people. They understand it has something to do with joints. The knowledge we need to add here for them is that there is an interaction of the immune system with the joints in a way that result in these disorders. People need to understand the

Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis – an Article by Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic, inflammatory, rheumatic disease that can reduce the quality of life and increase the risk of disability and mortality. It also causes direct and indirect economic losses due to health expenses and as a result of work

Audiovestibular Manifestations in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis – A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease. The disease primarily affects the axial skeleton and its cause is unknown; it is known to affect up to 1% of the population. The onset is usually in the 30s and affects men three ti

Education and preventive care

Evidence and rationale. Self-management education interventions in AS were tested in 5 controlled trials, with generally small but significant improvements in measures of disease activity and health status.

Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that affects the spine. Ankylosing spondylitis symptoms include pain and stiffness from the neck down to the lower back. The spine’s bones (vertebrae) may grow or fuse together, resulting in a rigid spine. T

HLA-B27: What’s New?

The HLA-B27 molecule is one of the most fascinating in medicine. Its contribution to the aetiopathogenesis of SpA and other diseases, and its protective action in certain infections, continue to challenge our understanding of its immunobiology and physi

Genetics

There is a strong familial tendency with >90% of the risk of disease determined genetically. A strong association with HLA-B27 exists, particularly in white western European populations. Approximately 1-2% of all people who are positive for HLA-B27

Basics of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Almost all people with ankylosing spondylitis can expect to lead normal and productive lives. Despite the chronic nature of the illness, only a few people with ankylosing spondylitis will become severely disabled. The management of pain and the control

Ramifications of HLA-B27

Thirty years after its discovery, the association between HLA-B27 and ankylosing spondylitis remains the strongest known relationship between a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigen and a disease. Epidemiolo

Symptoms and Signs

The most frequent manifestation is back pain, but disease can begin in peripheral joints, especially in children and women, and rarely with acute iridocyclitis (iritis or anterior uveitis). Other early symptoms and signs are diminished chest expansion f

Leaky Gut Syndromes: Breaking The Vicious Cycle

From the perspective of function, the contents of the gut lumen lie outside the body and contain a toxic/antigenic load from which the body needs to be protected. Protection is supplied by complex mechanisms which support one another: intestinal secreti

Diagnosis of AS

History: Individuals typically complain of a gradual onset of low back pain and associated muscle spasms experienced over several months. The pain is usually described as worse in the morning and improving during the day. It may have followed a gradual

Is Ankylosing Spondylitis Hereditary?

Although ankylosing spondylitis causes are unknown, there appears to be a genetic prevalence to the disease (transmitted from parents to children) for most people. Many children with this disease were born displaying a given HLA-B27 gene. However, if th

Spinal Surgery in AS

Introduction: The prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is estimated to be 0.8% in southern Chinese. However, the number of patients requiring spinal surgery is much less and in fact in declining trend. The exact reason is not certain but is likely

Effects of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Although other joints can be involved, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) primarily affects the spine. In this particular type of arthritis, the joints and ligaments of the spine become inflamed. This can cause back pain and stiffness. In time, the bones may f

Myths About Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Only Affects the Back No. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a form of inflammatory, painful arthritis that mainly affects the lower back and spinal joints (vertebrae). However, other joints such as the knee, shoulders, hips, ri

Ankylosing Spondylitis (Reactive Arthritis of the Spine)

If your back is stiff and hurts when you move, if it hurts to touch two points at the side of the top of your pelvis where it joins your spine (the sacroiliac joint), and if your back x ray shows signs of this disease, you probably suffer from ankylosin

Ankylosing Spondylitis Overview

How is it treated? Treatment includes exercise and physical therapy. These will help reduce stiffness so that you can stand up straighter and move around better. Your doctor will also give you medicine for pain and swelling. Because people with ankylo

How Is AS Diagnosed?

Most back pain isn’t caused by ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, the symptoms, especially in the early stages, can be very similar to more common back problems. Because of this, many people put up with the pain for some time before seeking help.

Information Booklet

This booklet is part of a programme for people affected by Ankylosing Spondylitis (AN-kuh-low-sing sponduh-LIE-tis) or AS for short. You may be affected either by having the condition yourself or by knowing somebody who has. At the Ankylosing Spondyliti

What is AS?

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis of the spine. It causes swelling between your vertebrae, which are the disks that make up your spine, and in the joints between your spine and pelvis. Ankylosing spondylitis is an immune disease. The disease

Ankylosing Spondylitis Facts

Ankylosing spondylitis belongs to a group of arthritis conditions that tend to cause chronic inflammation of the spine (spondyloarthropathies). Ankylosing spondylitis affects males two to three times more commonly than females. Ankylosing spondylitis i

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