Although other joints can be involved, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) primarily affects your spine. In this particular type of arthritis, the joints and ligaments of your spine become inflamed. This can ...

For decades, ankylosing spondylitis was considered a man’s disease, but new research reveals something shocking: ankylosing spondylitis hits women differently and nearly as frequently as men, yet ...

AMSTERDAM — People with ankylosing spondylitis are nearly twice as likely as those in the general population to deliberately harm themselves, research from a Canadian study shows. "We haven't really ...

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 ...

Facet joint inflammation is linked to a more than threefold increase in the risk for subsequent ankylosis at the same spinal location in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Researchers ...

The data reported below indicate that hyperventilation and abnormalities of alveolar ventilation-perfusion relations may also be present in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Age and Physical ...

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 ...

This week we are going to discuss another autoimmune condition following up on the autoimmune condition discussed last week of psoriatic arthritis. Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory condition ...

Women with ankylosing spondylitis showed a reduced response to TNF inhibitors compared with men, according to findings published in the Journal of Rheumatology. To evaluate this, Ciurea and colleagues ...

Difficult emotions are a normal part of living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). As someone with this chronic inflammatory disease, you may experience symptoms ranging from pain in the neck, back, and ...

If you or your loved one is living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), you may have questions about the effectiveness and safety of the COVID vaccine that go beyond those posed by the general public. We ...