What is Ankylosing Spondylosis?
Ankylosing spondylosis affects the spine and joints, which get inflamed and lose their flexibility and become stiff. Q: What are the risk factors? Arthritis is probably due to a combination of many factors. These include: age, heredity, overweight, injury or overuse, occupation, lifestyle and infection. Q: How is arthritis diagnosed? Arthritis is diagnosed by: Patient’s symptoms such as pain, crackling sound in the joints, difficulty in walking up and down the stairs Clinical examination X-ray Blood tests Q: Can arthritis be cured? Once the surface of joint is damaged it is not usually possible to prevent arthritis from progressing. However, the patient can get relief with appropriate treatment. Q: How is arthritis treated? In the early stages, medicines, physiotherapy, weight reduction, heat therapy, splints, use of walking stick can give relief in pain. In advanced stages where these methods are unable to give relief, the patient needs Total Joint Replacement surgery. Q: How do I kno
