Conservative therapy with sensitive antibiotics and bracing is adequate for most patients with infectious spondylitis. A delay in diagnosis and treatment is common in all forms of spinal infection ...

Tuberculous spondylitis occurs when a tuberculous infection spreads to the spine. Bacterial damage to the spine can cause severe pain, abnormal back curvature, and paralysis. The condition is serious ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interventions to prevent lumbar and thoracic movement restriction in patients with AS may require early ...

Pygonic spondylitis is a rare bacterial spinal infection that can cause pain and lead to neurological problems. Doctors often need an X-ray or MRI to confirm a diagnosis. But you may need to start ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched-forward ...

Inflammation that doesn’t go away can change the structure of your spine. And if you have ankylosing spondylitis (AS), there’s about a 5% to 15% chance you may have a spinal fracture at some point in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Accurately diagnosing ankylosing spondylitis is a challenge for physicians, who must rely on a combination of ...

When you have an inflammatory condition like ankylosing spondylitis, it can sometimes be hard to tell if treatments are successful. Sure, the lack of pain can be a sure sign; however, inflammation can ...