What is Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis is a condition, in which the spine becomes inflammed. Inflammation effects the joints between the vertebrae, causing pain and stiffness and goes on usually from a young adult age life long. The pain and stiffness is often accompanied by progressive reduction in movement or flexibility of the back. In some people with Ankylosing spondylitis also have involvement of other tissues, they may have inflammation of other joints of the knees and the hips, they may have inflammation episodically, in the eyes, iritis, or uveitis. It can also devleop soriasis or flaky skin rash, or inflammatory bowel disease. There are no completely acurate figures just how common this disease is, but it probably effects between 2 or 5 adults per thousand. Anyone can be effected by Ankylosing spondylitis both men and women, in practice it is more common in people age between 18 and 30. it does occur later in life. When An...