At the Spondylitis Association of America, we share your goal of helping patients achieve optimum health. We would like to offer our support for and appreciation of your work and special interest in spondyloarthritis — a too often forgotten and widely underdiagnosed inflammatory rheumatic disease.
This section contains spondyloarthritis diagnostic information for primary care physicians; training for first responders on the modified protocols for handling someone with spondyloarthritis; and crucial information for chiropractors, who often see patients with undiagnosed spondyloarthritis and need to be aware of the greatly increased risk of spinal fracture in these patients.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2012 NHANES study, spondyloarthritis affects at least 3.2 million adults in the U.S. Though it is fairly common (more common than rheumatoid arthritis,) it is largely unknown by the medical community and frequently goes undiagnosed by physicians. The average delay in diagnosis for someone with any form of spondyloarthritis ranges seven to 10 years.
Our goals with this section are to raise awareness of spondyloarthritis among medical professionals and offer our assistance to you, as well as your patients.
We offer valuable resources for your spondyloarthritis patients, including physician vetted information, and patient educational and support programs, such as:
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According to the CDC’s 2012 NHANES study, spondyloarthritis (SpA) affects at least 3.2 million adults in the U.S. Though it is fairly common, it is largely unknown by the medical community.
Emergency first responders called to care for a patient with spondylitis must remember that their patient's spine may be inflexible and traditional protocols for emergency care may do more harm than good.
If back pain is not improving and is inflammatory in nature, a patient may have an undiagnosed rheumatic disease, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), that primarily affects the spine, which can make them highly prone to spinal fracture.
SAA has partnered with SPARTAN, GRAPPA, and NPF to develop and present a series of webinars and podcasts for clinicians and patients, to provide in-depth education on spondyloarthritis (SpA), including psoriatic arthritis (PsA). As a collective group of nonprofit organizations committed to improving research and understanding of our respective diseases, we’re excited to bring you this unique, collaborative project!
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