Upcoming Spondylitis Educational Seminar on October 20th in Chicago, IL!
Join SAA on Saturday, October 20, 2018 for an informal and informative seminar featuring rheumatologist Dr. Muhammad Asmin Khan, MD, MACP, FRCP and registered dietician Lara Rondinelli-Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE. For more information and to register for this event, click on the button below.
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Posted October 2018
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic rheumatic disease, which primarily affects the spine and other joints. It can be grouped into two types, radiographic (ankylosing spondylitis, AS) and non-radiographic (nr-axSpA.) Both types are associated with inflammatory pain and can involve functional impairment. As with many chronic conditions, depression is common among those living with axSpA; however the topic is not well studied, and reports of its prevalence vary greatly from study to study.
To give this topic more clarity, researchers conducted a systematic literature review, analyzing 16 international study findings...
Posted March 2018
Posted September 2018
Historically this disease, and especially ankylosing spondylitis (also known as axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) with x-ray damage) was thought to affect men more commonly than women. However, over the last decade as we recognize the disease earlier and in patients without the classic damage seen on x-ray, we realize this disease is actually equigender.
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