What Is The Cause Of Headaches Suffering From Ankylosing Spondylitis?
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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What Is It?
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that mainly affects the lower back. It causes inflammation and damage at the joints, and first affects the sacroiliac joints between the spine and the pelvis. It also can affect other areas of the spine and other joints, such as the knee. Eventually, inflamed spinal joints can become fused, or joined together so they can't move independently. The word spondylitis refers to inflammation of the spine; ankylosis means fusion or the melding...
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Diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a condition which is very difficult to diagnose before irreversible damage to the sacroiliac joint is visible on... Read more »
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