Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes chronic back pain after affecting the spine and large joints. The cause of Ankylosing spondylitis is a fusion of some of the bones in the spine (vertebrae). This fusing makes the spine less flexible therefore flexibility of the spine is reduced and reduced flexibility results in a hunched-forward posture.

What is the best medication for Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?

NSAIDs and ibuprofen are the medicines that doctors most commonly use to treat ankylosing spondylitis. U.S. FDA Approved Pfizer’s XELJANZ (tofacitinib) for the Treatment of Active Ankylosing Spondylitis.