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Zusatztext I would recommend this book to those patients with AS and other spondyloarthropathies who want to know about AS and take control of their disease. Klappentext Ankylosing spondilitis is a chronic form of arthritis known to affect around 1 in 200 people (over 1 million sufferers in the USA alone). Ankylosing spondilitis: the facts is the first mass market book to be published on this important disease, written by someone who in not only a leading expert on AS, but is affected by it himself. Zusammenfassung Ankylosing spondilitis is a chronic form of arthritis known to affect around 1 in 200 people (over 1 million sufferers in the USA alone). Ankylosing spondilitis: the facts is the first mass market book to be published on this important disease, written by someone who in not only a leading expert on AS, but is affected by it himself. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Facts and myths about ankylosing spondylitis ; 2. What is ankylosing spondylitis ; 3. Early symptoms ; 4. The course of the disease ; 5. Exercise and physical therapy ; 6. Drug therapy ; 7. Nontraditional (complementary! or alternative) therapy ; 8. Surgical treatment ; 9. Some later manifestations ; 10. A typical case history ; 11. Living with ankylosing spondylitis: some hints ; 12. The management of AS: an overview ; 13. The rheumatologist's role ; 14. Radiology and diagnosis ; 15. The disease process ; 16. HLA-B27 and the cause of ankylosing spondylitis ; 17. Spondyloarthropathies ; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS ORGANIZATIONS ; GLOSSARY ; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
