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• n  inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness

• A juvenile form, Still's disease, is now regarded as true rheumatoid arthritis; so is ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine), which has a predilection for young men.
• Others, like ankylosing spondylitis, which can fuse the spine into a bent-over position, predominate in men.

News & Articles

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• Swiss ball improves muscle strength and walking performance in ankylosing spondylitis
  ( European League Against Rheumatism ) A new study presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates that progressive muscle strengthening using a Swiss ball is effective in improving muscle strength and walking performance in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.
  June 12, 2013 - EurekAlert!

Quotes

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• St Jerome in PR Newswire (press release)
  We look forward to working with the EMEA so that patients and physicians might one day have the opportunity to experience golimumab as a therapeutic option for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis,said Jerome...
• Javed Akhtar in Times of India
  It could also be because of the weight gain or because of spondylitis that she had many years back,Javed suggested, referring to the physical discomfort his wife recently went through when her cholesterol and triglycerides levels shot up...
• Ian Woosnam in Telegraph.co.uk
  The drug, called TNF, I think, was developed about 10 years ago for rheumatoid arthritis. Then they began using it for ankylosing spondylitis, which I have,Woosnam explained. "It's a bit like an insulin injection. You do it yourself....