Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily causes pain and inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae of your spine and the joints between your spine and pelvis (sacroiliac joints). However, ankylosing spondylitis may also cause inflammation and pain in other parts of your body as well.
Also called spondylitis or rheumatoid spondylitis, ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic condition. Treatments for ankylosing spondylitis can decrease your pain and lessen your symptoms. Effective treatment may also help prevent complications and physical deformities that sometimes occur along with ankylosing spondylitis.
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