Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Preface……Page 8
Acknowledgements……Page 10
Contents……Page 12
1. Facts and myths about ankylosing spondylitis……Page 14
2. What is ankylosing spondylitis?……Page 18
3. Early symptoms……Page 26
4. The course of the disease……Page 32
5. Exercise and physical therapy……Page 36
6. Drug therapy……Page 50
7. Nontraditional (complementary, or alternative) therapy……Page 64
8. Surgical treatment……Page 74
9. Some later manifestations……Page 78
10. A typical case history……Page 84
11. Living with ankylosing spondylitis: some hints……Page 88
12. The management of AS: an overview……Page 100
13. The rheumatologist’s role……Page 104
14. Radiology and diagnosis……Page 108
15. The disease process……Page 114
16. HLA-B27 and the cause of ankylosing spondylitis……Page 124
17. Spondyloarthropathies……Page 138
Appendix 1: Ankylosing spondylitis organizations……Page 156
Appendix 2: Glossary……Page 164
References and further reading……Page 186
Index……Page 196