Hyperkyphosis was associated with structural damage to the cervical and lumbar spine (assessed with the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score), wedging of the thoracic vertebrae ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a condition that affects the vertebrae in the spine. It can cause stiffness and difficulty bending. Exercise and medication, such as biologics, can help reduce symptoms.

Patient physical function is probably the most relevant outcome parameter in ankylosing spondylitis and other ... the level of structural damage of the spine as determined by the mSASSS method.

Ankylosing spondylitis is the type of arthritis that causes pain and stiffness in your spine. It typically occurs first in your lower back. It can progress to your neck and also cause destruction ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is considered a common condition ... “It can lead to more pain, stiffness, even fusion of some joints, like the spine. There can also be eye damage, intestinal ...

Nineteen-year-old Jiang Yanchen, from the Shandong province in China, has ankylosing spondylitis - an inflammatory ... "We broke his cervical spine apart, stretched it and then stabilised it ...

Some studies have reported poor correlations between clinical measures of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) disease activity, such as the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI ...