Photograph of a young man suffering from severe ankylosing spondylitis,showing kyphosis (outward curvature) of the spine due to fusion of the vertebrae. Ankylosing spondylitis is a rheumatic disease involving the spinal synovial joints and the sacro-iliac joints that connect the sacral spine to the pelvis. Inflammation typically begins in the sacro-iliac joints or lumbar spine,& may progress up the entire spine. Shoulders and hips may also be affected. Pain and stiffness are treated with anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen,piroxicam) and through physiotherapy,which attempts to preserve spinal mobility | |
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