He first started experiencing symptoms of the rare arthritis at the age of 19 and was unable to stand up straight, eat or walk properly for more than 25 years. But thanks to the surgery he is now able ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that affects the spine and sacroiliac joints. The sacroiliac joints connect the lower spine to the pelvis. Arthritis causes chronic inflammation, and in ...

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that predominantly affects the axial skeleton in adolescent patients causing spinal pain and stiffness. There is a marked delay, on ...

Ankylosing spondylitis can be a devastating disease. But the good news is that the future is brighter than ever before. Here’s why I’m so optimistic. Doctors -- including primary care physicians -- ...

What is Ankylosing Spondylitis? Ankylosing Spondylitis, a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the buttocks joints, spine, and hip joints. Ankylosing spondylitis is a very debilitating ...

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune condition that mainly affects the spine and the pelvis. It may affect other joints of the body like the hips, knees, and ankles as well. If untreated, this ...

Ankylosing spondylitis isn’t well known or well understood. Here, we reveal the facts behind some common misconceptions about this chronic inflammatory form of arthritis. One of the best ways to ...

A neurosurgeon in Lucknow has today developed a new drill to help with the keyhole approach to spinal surgery especially keyhole surgery for cervical spondylitis and disk prolapse. Ravi Dev, a young ...

A neurosurgeon here claims to have developed a device to facilitate keyhole surgery for cervical spondylitis and disk prolapse, in what is being regarded as a breakthrough in spinal treatment. A ...