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.
By Michael Perry, M.D. Spondylitis is a spine condition that generally refers to the inflammation and swelling of the vertebrae in the spine. Most physicians use the term âspondylitisâ to refer to a compilation of arthritic spine conditions that cause the joints and vertebrae of the spine to swell.pondylitis is a complex spine condition because it can be caused by certain factors of spinal arthritis, as well as a side effect of a different spine condition or a symptom of certain diseases.