Ankylosing Spondylitis : Symptoms

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Symptoms could include:
The disease starts with hip or low back pain that comes and goes and is worse at night, in the morning, or after inactivity. Back pain may begin in the sacroiliac joints (between the pelvis and the spine) and involve all or part of the spine. Pain...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 24, 2008
The signs of AS vary, but a typical case involves progressive lower back pain and morning stiffness. The immune response at the point where the ligaments or tendons insert into the bones initially causes bone inflammation and fragility, followed b...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
The signs of AS vary, but a typical case involves progressive lower back pain and morning stiffness. The immune response at the point where the ligaments or tendons insert into the bones initially causes bone inflammation and fragility, followed b...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Genetics play an important role in the disease, but the cause of AS is still unknown. More than 90% of patients have a gene called HLA-B27, but only 10-15% of those who inherit the gene develop the disease. Symptoms of AS include: low back and hip...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Ankle pain involves any discomfort in one or both ankles.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 5, 2008
Nonspecific back pain refers to pain in the back due to an unknown cause.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Back pain may occur in the upper, middle, or lower back; it is most often experienced in the lower back. It may originate from the bones and ligaments forming the spine, the muscles and tendons supporting the back, the nerves that exit the spinal column, or even the internal organs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
As your body changes during pregnancy, your back must work in new ways. This can be painful if your back isn’t prepared.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Ice reduces muscle pain and swelling. It helps most during the first 24 to 48 hours after an injury.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
These exercises will strengthen your back and buttocks muscles.
Source:StayWell
Date:May 17, 2004
Learning the proper ways to bend, lift, and carry objects may help relieve back strain. It will also help you protect your back after your baby is born. Remember, if you’re having trouble protecting your back, it’s okay to ask the people around you for help!
Source:StayWell
Date:May 14, 2004
Before trying these exercises, talk to your healthcare provider to make sure they are safe for you. Ask your healthcare provider how many times to do each exercise.
Source:StayWell
Date:May 17, 2004
Did you know that standing, sitting, or lying in certain ways can lead to back pain? To ease pain, use positions that support your body comfortably.
Source:StayWell
Date:May 14, 2004
Before trying these exercises, talk to your healthcare provider to make sure they are safe for you. Ask your healthcare provider how many times to do each exercise.
Source:StayWell
Date:May 17, 2004
Red eyes are caused by enlarged, dilated blood vessels leading to the appearance of redness on the surface of the eye.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 13, 2007
Understanding Red Eye: Treating the InfectionEye infections are most commonly caused by viruses or bacteria. Sometimes they are caused by an infection in another part of your body.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Do your eyes swell and itch when you pet a cat? Do they get red, watery, and itchy every spring or summer? If so, you may have an allergy to animals or pollen. Along with dust and mold, animals and pollen are the most common causes of allergies.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Understanding Red Eye: CausesDo your eyes sometimes get red and irritated? This could be a sign of irritation or infection.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2007
Fatigue is physical and/or mental exhaustion that can be triggered by stress , medication, overwork, or mental and physical illness or disease. Everyone experiences fatigue occasionally.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Fatigue may be defined as a subjective state in which one feels tired or exhausted, and in which the capacity for normal work or activity is reduced. There is, however, no commonly accepted definition of fatigue when it is considered in the context of health and illness.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Introduction Fatigue may be defined as a subjective state in which one feels tired or exhausted, and in which the capacity for normal work or activity is reduced. There is, however, no commonly accepted definition of fatigue when it is considered in the context of health and illness.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Fatigue is physical and/or mental exhaustion that can be triggered by stress , medication, overwork, or mental and physical illness or disease. Everyone experiences fatigue occasionally.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Fatigue is a feeling of exhaustion or loss of strength. The duration of fatigue for a patient with cancer has been found to last from one to two times the length of time between diagnosis and completion of treatment, so it is common for fatigue to persist beyond a patient ' s treatment regimen.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Oncology: Managing FatigueFatigue is a common side effect of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It can be caused by worry, lack of sleep, and poor appetite.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Normal body temperature varies by person, age, activity, and time of day. The average normal body temperature is 98.6?F (37?C).
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
A fever is any body temperature elevation over100.4 ? F (38 ? C).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
An elevated body temperature. While the standard for normal body temperature is 98.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Fever is defined as an abnormally high body temperature or a regulated rise to a new set point of body temperature. While a body temperature above 100 ? F(37.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A fever is any body temperature elevation over 100 ? F (37.8 ? C).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Normal body temperature varies somewhat from one individual to another but displays a general range and pattern around the " normal " temperature of 98.6 ? F.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
A fever is a way for the body to fight infection. But it may also be a sign of a serious illness, especially in children younger than 3 months and children who haven't been immunized. Know when to seek medical care for your child.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Hyperthermia involves raising the body ' s core temperature as a means of eradicating tumors. The treatment simulates fever .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hyperthermia is the use of therapeutic heat to treat various cancers on and inside the body. Purpose The purpose of hyperthermia is to shrink and hopefully destroy cancer without harming noncancerous cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the thick connective tissue on the sole of your foot that attaches to your heel...Night splints can help some types of heel pain...The pain is usually felt at the bottom of your heel and is often worse in the morning because of stiffness that occurs overnight...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Understanding Heel PainYour heel is the back part of your foot. A band of tissue called theplantar fasciaconnects the heel bone to the bones in the ball of your foot.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Hip pain involves any pain in or around the hip joint.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2007
Swelling occurs in the joints when fluid accumulates in the soft tissue, such as "water on the knee."
Source:ADAM
Date:September 21, 2006
Joint pain can affect one or more joints. See also arthritis (inflammation of joints), muscle pain , and bursitis .
Source:ADAM
Date:April 24, 2008
Simple causes of knee pain often clear up on their own with self care...Keep your knee elevated as much as possible to bring any swelling down...Take acetaminophen for pain or ibuprofen for pain and swelling...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2007
Knee pain refers to any aching or burning pain in the knee joint. Knee pain can be a symptom of numerous conditions and diseases, including knee stress, osteoarthritis , injury, gout , infection, and bursitis .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Reducing Knee Pain and SwellingMany treatments can help reduce pain and swelling in your knee. Your doctor or physical therapist may suggest one or more of the following treatments.Icing your kneehelps reduce swelling.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Limited range of motion is a reduction in the normal distance and direction through which a joint can move.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 2, 2006
Anorexia is characterized by a loss of appetite or lack of desire to eat. Anorexia is common in cancer patients with reported incidence between 15% and 40%.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Pain felt in your lower back may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in that region. It may also radiate from other areas like your mid or upper back, a hernia in the groin, or a problem in the testicles or ovaries. You may feel a variety of symptoms if you've hurt your back. You may have a tingling or burning sensation, a dull aching, or sharp pain. You also may experience weakness in your legs or feet. It won't necessarily be one event that actually causes your pain. You may have been doing many things improperly -- like standing, sitting, or lifting -- for a long time. Then suddenly, one simple movement, like reaching for something in the shower or bending from your waist, leads to the feeling of pain.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 5, 2008
Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint- second only to cold and flu as a reason why patients seek care from their family doctor. It may be a limited musculoskeletal symptom or caused by a variety of diseases and disorders that affect or extend from the lumbar spine.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal symptom that may be either acute or chronic. It may be caused by a variety of diseases and disorders that affect the lumbar spine.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The symptoms in your back or leg may be due to pressure on a nerve. This pressure may be caused by a damaged disk or by abnormal bone growth. Either way, you may feel pain, burning, tingling, or numbness. If you have pressure on a nerve that connects to the sciatic nerve, pain may shoot down your leg.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Low back pain can be caused by problems with any part of the lumbar spine.
Source:StayWell
Date:March 8, 2004
A common cause of neck pain is muscle strain or tension...Pharmacological management of head and neck pain...Try sleeping on a firm mattress without a pillow or with a special neck pillow...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 29, 2008
Neck pain is a nonspecific symptom of discomfort that has a number of possible causes. Depending on the cause, neck pain may be experienced as limited to the neck itself (localized), or as radiating to the shoulders and upper arm.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Physical therapy for back and neck pain is the treatment of this pain using professionally accepted techniques and procedures carried out by a physical therapist. Purpose The ultimate purpose of physical therapy is to restore normal function to the patient.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Definition and classification Pain is a universal human experience. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as " an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Pain, medically termed "nociception," is a response to noxious stimuli that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons . The discomfort signals actual or impending injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Communicating About PainResourcesAmerican Pain Foundation888-615-7246www.painfoundation.orgAmerican Chronic Pain Associationwww.theacpa.orgThe National Pain Foundation www.painconnection.orgYou have a right to have pain treated. Untreated pain can...
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Measuring Your PainA pain scale helps you rate pain intensity. In the scale, 0 means no pain, and 10 is the worst pain possible.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by nerves in the body. Pain arises from any number of situations.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Shoulder pain involves any pain in or around the shoulder joint.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 6, 2007
Shoulder ProblemsArthritis, injury, bone disease, and torn muscles and tendons can cause pain, stiffness, and sometimes swelling in your shoulder. Then even simple movements become painful and difficult.OsteoarthritisOsteoarthritis is a wearing aw...
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Unintentional weight loss is a decrease in body weight that is not voluntary. Weight loss will occur with decreased food intake, increased metabolism , or both. See also intentional weight loss .
Source:ADAM
Date:January 22, 2007
Weight loss is a reduction in body mass characterized by a loss of adipose tissue (body fat) and skeletal muscle. Unintentional weight loss is the most common symptom of cancer and often a side effect of cancer treatments.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Weakness is a reduction in the strength of one or more muscles.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2007
See physical activity and intentional weight loss ...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 13, 2007
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