JointHealth™ express April 16, 2012
Reminder: Upcoming Event in Vancouver
You are invited to attend the 2012 Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient Forum.
Highlights of the forum include:
Where: Metropolitan Hotel, Vancouver, 645 Howe St
Patients with AS, and a family member, are invited to attend. The event is free and refreshments will be provided.
Preregistration is required.
To register, please contact Jenny Clark by:
Email - jenny_clark50@hotmail.com
Phone - (604) 877-0735
Or, complete a registration form available online from www.sparcc.ca or www.spondylitis.ca or download the registration form here and fax it to (604) 877-0736.
About ankylosing spondylitis (AS):
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory form of arthritis that affects the spinal joints. The hallmark feature of AS is the involvement of the joints at the base of the spine where the spine joins the pelvis—the sacroiliac (SI) joints.
The disease course is highly variable, and while some individuals have episodes of transient back pain only, others have more chronic severe back pain that leads to differing degrees of spinal stiffness over time. In almost all cases the disease is characterized by acute painful episodes and remissions (periods where the problem settles).
Over the years AS has been known by many different names including poker back, rheumatoid spondylitis, and Marie-Strumpells spondylitis. Since the early 70s with increasing knowledge about the disease, there is almost universal use of the term ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
AS is a member of the family of diseases that attack the spine. These are named spondylarthropathies. In addition to AS, these diseases include Reiter’s syndrome, some cases of psoriatic arthritis and the arthritis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Reminder: Upcoming Event in Vancouver
You are invited to attend the 2012 Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient Forum.
Highlights of the forum include:
- Current concepts on ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and its management
- An update on the medical treatment of AS
- Non-pharmacologic treatment of AS
- An opportunity to “ask the experts” during a question and answer panel discussion
Where: Metropolitan Hotel, Vancouver, 645 Howe St
Patients with AS, and a family member, are invited to attend. The event is free and refreshments will be provided.
Preregistration is required.
To register, please contact Jenny Clark by:
Email - jenny_clark50@hotmail.com
Phone - (604) 877-0735
Or, complete a registration form available online from www.sparcc.ca or www.spondylitis.ca or download the registration form here and fax it to (604) 877-0736.
About ankylosing spondylitis (AS):
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory form of arthritis that affects the spinal joints. The hallmark feature of AS is the involvement of the joints at the base of the spine where the spine joins the pelvis—the sacroiliac (SI) joints.
The disease course is highly variable, and while some individuals have episodes of transient back pain only, others have more chronic severe back pain that leads to differing degrees of spinal stiffness over time. In almost all cases the disease is characterized by acute painful episodes and remissions (periods where the problem settles).
Over the years AS has been known by many different names including poker back, rheumatoid spondylitis, and Marie-Strumpells spondylitis. Since the early 70s with increasing knowledge about the disease, there is almost universal use of the term ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
AS is a member of the family of diseases that attack the spine. These are named spondylarthropathies. In addition to AS, these diseases include Reiter’s syndrome, some cases of psoriatic arthritis and the arthritis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Arthritis Consumer Experts
ACE thanks Arthritis Research Canada (ARC) for its scientific review of ACE and JointHealth™ information and education programs.