CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Difficulty Bending Anteriorly/Posteriorly/Laterally
|
|
|
Pain that worsens with sleep
|
|
|
Chronic pain / stiffness of lower back / pelvic region
|
|
|
Rib cage pain while exhaling
|
Detailed explanation-1: -1. Chronic pain and stiffness in the lower back where your spine meets your pelvis. Ankylosing spondylitis causes chronic pain that can come and go. You might experience periods of flares and stiffness, and other times when you don’t feel pain as acutely.
Detailed explanation-2: -When you live with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), you may experience pain in your ribs or chest in addition to your back. AS is an inflammatory condition that can cause your ribs to become swollen, stiff, or even fused to your spine or breast bone as the condition progresses.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ankylosing spondylitis may affect more than the spine. The disease may inflame joints in the pelvis, shoulders, hips and knees, and between the spine and ribs.
Detailed explanation-4: -back pain and stiffness. pain and swelling in other parts of the body – caused by inflammation of the joints (arthritis) and inflammation where a tendon joins a bone (enthesitis) extreme tiredness (fatigue)