Spondyloarthropathy--AS
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Definition/Description
Spondyloarthropathy represents a group of noninfectious, inflammatory, rheumatic diseases that primarily includes ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter’s syndrome, reactive arthritis, and the arthritis associated with psoriasis and inflammatory bowel diseases. The primary pathologic sites are the sacroiliac joints, the bony insertions of the annulus fibrosi of the intervertebral discs, and the apophyseal joints of the spine.[1]
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) also known as Marie- Strumpell disease or bamboo spine, is an inflammatory arthropathy of the axial skeleton, usually involving the sacroiliac joints, apophyseal joints, costovertebral joints, and intervertebral disc articulations.[2] AS is a chronic progressing inflammatory disease that causes inflammation of the spinal joints that can lead to severe, chronic pain and discomfort. In advanced stages, the inflammation can lead to new bone formation of the spine, causing the spine to fuse in a fixed position often creating a forward stooped posture.[3]
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- ↑ Goodman C, Snyder T. Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier: 2007. 539
- ↑ Goodman C, Fuller K. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier; 2009.
- ↑ http://www.spondylitis.org/about/as.aspx
