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Conditions | Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease that may strike in the prime of life, often between the ages of 20 and 40. The disease develops as tendons attaching muscles to the spine become inflamed.

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Need to know more about how Ankylosing Spondylitis will affect you or someone you care for? Learn all the basics of Ankylosing Spondylitis and what it does:

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Introduction

Diagnosing Arthritis

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Physical and Complementary Therapies

Living with Arthritis

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Appendix

by Harvard Medical School

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