Ankylosing spondylitis - living with the pain

Ankylosing spondylitis - living with the pain

If the spine becomes a construction site and movement hurts, although rest does not bring any relief - then ankylosing spondylitis could be the cause. A chronic inflammatory disease that affects the back, but causes far more than just "back pain".

Ankylosing spondylitis - today usually referred to as axial spondyloarthritis - is a disease in which the immune system turns against its own structures. Inflammation occurs where tendons, ligaments and joint capsules radiate into the bone - particularly in the area of the sacroiliac joints and the spine.