4. Moving Pain
Ankylosing spondylitis is a progressive and chronic disease. This means that it will get worse with time. The pain associated with this disease often will come and go. However, the issue is moving up the spine as it progresses. The pain may start in the lower back, but will gradually move up the spin and get worse.
The symptoms of the disease will come and go, but they do not stop completely. The pain and the inflammation will spread from the lower back up into the spine. If it is left untreated it can cause the vertebrae to fuse together. This may cause the spine to curve forward. When this occurs a person may start to hunch over and they will have difficulty standing up straight if they can at all. An early diagnosis can help to prevent this from occurring. Proper diagnosis and treatment are important when it comes to ankylosing spondylitis.