Rhuematoid (rheumatoid) arthritis - ankylosing spondilitis (spondylitis)

Ankylosing spondylitis is classified as a systemic rheumatory (rumatory) condition that affects the spinal area but in some cases even other organs in your body.

	Ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatory Arthritis is a condition that affects around 1% of the population and is a very common form of arthritus, an inflammatory type. There are many different types of arthritus, with one of the most diagnosed versions called ankylosing spondilitis (anyklosing spondylitis.

The chronical inflammation - ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis affects the sacroiliac joins, these can be found in the vicinity of the iliac bones located in the lower back. These bones are the ones found on each side of the upper end of the buttocks). The anyklosing spondilitis is a chronic inflammation located here, which will create both stiffness and pain in the area of the spine, and around it. There is a risk that the long term effect of this inflammation results in the merging, or fusion, of the vertebrae, a condition that is called ankylosis.

When affected by ankylosis, the spine will gradually loose some of its flexibility. The spondilitis (ankylosing spondylitis) might also cause either inflammation or injury in other joints, even away from the spine. There is also a risk that other organs such as lungs, heart, eyes - get affected. The ankylosing spondilities have similarities with other arthuritis conditions such as psoratic or reactive arthritis and also the different types of arthrities closely connected to the ulcerative colitis and Chrohn's disease.

Rheumatory diseases - the spondyloarthropaties group

The rematory groups above are all very similar and they can cause spinal disease and inflammation but also to other joints or organs such as skin, mouth, eyes and many other. The symptoms are similar and these conditions have been collected under the spondyloarthropaties group of rheumatiod (rumatory, reumatory) arthrites diseases.

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