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How does Spondyloarthritis Pain Affect Your Quality of Life?

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Facts and Figures

Arthritis can be divided into two sub-groups: inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis, which is far more common.
Exercise is a recommended treatment option to help manage spondyloarthritis.
Spondyloarthritis patients have a 7-9% higher risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease.
About 85% to 90% of people with ankylosing spondylitis have the HLA-B27 gene. Of those people who carry the HLA-B27 gene, however, only about 5% will