axial spondyloarthritisdiagnosisclassification criteriaObjectives To gain expert-judgement-free insight into the Gestalt of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), by investigating its 'latent constructs' and to test how well these latent constructs fit the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS)...
Treat active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with measures of inflammation in adults Treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis (PSO) in adults who may benefit from taking injections or pills (systemic therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet light alone or with pills)...
The name has recently changed to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) based on the 2009 ASAS classification criteria to better include early disease, theoretically before the occurrence of bony structural damage [2]. Initially it mainly affects the sacroiliac joints (SIJ), and, usually later, the spinal...
In patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), pain, functional and structural impairments, reduced mobility and potential deformity of the axial skeleton are the most prominent health concerns. Limitations in physical function and spinal mobility are
Treat active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with measures of inflammation in adults Treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis (PSO) in adults who may benefit from taking injections or pills (systemic therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet light alone or with pills)...
I have studied and treated ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for almost 10 years. It’s a form of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). That’s a type of inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects the spine and the sacroiliac (SI) joints that connect the lower spine to the pelvis. In its early sta...
Can Back Pain Be a Symptom of Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)? Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis(AS) is a term that many people with the condition, and healthcare providers who care for them, still use. The term "spondylitis" simply means "inflammation of the vertebrae," the small ...
Depression Poorly Affects axSpA Treatment Response Patients with axial spondyloarthritis and moderate to severe depressive symptoms are less likely to achieve low disease activity status following systemic therapy initiation. Medscape News UK 19 May 2025 Sex-Based Cancer Risk Patterns Persist in a Large ...
Here’s how you and your rheumatologist can work together to slow the progression of your axial spondylitis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine.
That being said, some people with AS also have fibromyalgia. A study found that one-third of patients with axial spondyloarthritis — a form of spondyloarthritis in which the predominant symptom is back pain — also have fibromyalgia syndrome. ...