Ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology and autoimmune nature, which leads to limited movement in the joints.

Symptoms * morning stiffness lasting about 30 minutes; * pain in the thoracic and/or lumbar spine for at least 6 months; * rigidity of the terminal phalanges of the fingers, small



Ankylosing spondylitis is a systemic inflammatory disease of an autoimmune nature, manifested predominantly by peripheral arthritis, damage to the sacroiliac joints and spine and, as a result, the development of spinal cord nerve root block syndrome and discogenic osteochondrosis with a pronounced limitation of the patient’s mobility (“frozen” peripheral compartment of the lumbar or thoracic region spine).

The disease usually begins between the ages of 20 and 45 and is associated with changes in the state of the internal environment of the body, which may be of a genetic nature, occur under severe stress, the development of chronic infections, taking certain medications,