Researchers in China reviewed lumbar spine MRI results of 400 patients reporting chronic back pain from 2007 to 2011, including 192 patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS; News News ...

People with ankylosing spondylitis have less mobility of the lumbar spine, making bending forward difficult. Consequently, they may feel stiffness in their back or experience pain in their lower ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can increase your risk of spinal fractures. ... But you can also get them in your thoracic or lumbar spine. That’s your middle and low back.

Interventions to prevent lumbar and thoracic movement restriction in patients with ankylosing spondylitis may require early intervention, as degradation seems to mainly occur in the first years of ...

Vertebral fractures are underdiagnosed in ankylosing spondylitis. Could bone mineral density aid in the assessment of risk? ... (DXA) of the hip, radius, and lumbar spine.

This article summarizes the clinical definition of ankylosing spondylitis and axial ... and limited motion of the lumbar and thoracic spine. 4 The concept of spondyloarthritis was proposed in ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation of joints in the spine. Spondylolisthesis occurs when one of the vertebrae slips out of place. These two conditions can ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a disease that can upend lives. ... It showed damage in his lumbar spine in his lower back and to the cushioning discs between the joints.

From using a lumbar pillow to stretching, here’s what you can do to make driving with ankylosing spondylitis easier. Driving a car if you have ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can present a number of ...

Ankylosing spondylitis can cause shortness of breath if your rib joints stiffen or even fuse. ... “Usually, AS progresses from the lumbar (lower) spine upward,” Ghaw notes.