(UPDATED July 25, 2013) — A major observational study in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) published online July 1 in Arthritis & Rheumatism revealed that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors ...

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 ...

Patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) and a high risk of radiographic progression had similar low progression on both secukinumab and an adalimumab biosimilar. Both secukinumab ...

"Women appear to have a different phenotype in AS [and] they are less likely to form syndesmophytes despite fused SI joints with at least 20 years of disease duration." --Ridley, et al., Journal of ...

Pain and stiffness in the lower back that gradually worsened over a few months, followed by dull pain on one side, and difficulty getting mobile after waking up—these symptoms seemed bothersome but ...

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease that predominantly affects the axial skeleton. 1 axSpA is an umbrella term that comprises the whole spectrum ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Patients with ankylosing spondylitis/axial spondyloarthritis (AS/axSpA) have their disease onset at young age, which increases the lifetime impact of their disease-associated reduced vitality and ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints (those between the spine and hipbone). Less commonly, AS can affect other joints such ...