What do Case Management nurses do? Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN is a nurse writer and educator with over 25 years of experience. She has been certified in five different clinical specialties including critical care and emergency nursing.
What is Spondyloarthritis? Spondyloarthritis is an umbrella term for inflammatory diseases that involve both the joints and the entheses (the sites where the ligaments and tendons attach to the bones). The most common of these diseases is ankylosing spondylitis.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a lifelong condition that causes the joints of your spine to hurt and swell. About 350,000 adults in the United States have it. Take a few minutes to learn more about ankylosing spondylitis in the slideshow below.