Ankylosing Spondylitis: The Facts

by Muhammad Asim Khan

Ankylosing spondilitis is a chronic form of arthritis known to affect around 1 in 200 people (over 1 million sufferers in the USA alone). No cure has yet been found for the disease, however, early diagnosis and proper medical management can be important in reducing the risk of disability and deformity. Ankylosing spondilitis: the facts is the first mass market book to be published on this important disease. It provides clear and accessible information on treatment, diagnosis, genetic counselling, and daily life with this illness. Professor Khan is one of the leading experts in the world on AS, while also suffering from it. This combination of scientific knowledge and personal experience of a debilitating disorder results in a unique book which will prove invaluable for sufferers wishing to know more about their condition, and those that share their lives.

Genres: Health

Paperback

First published July 11, 2002

About the author

Dr Khan is professor emeritus of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio (1973-2012). He specializes in research of chronic rheumatic diseases. Dr Khan graduated from medical school in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1965.

Reviews

[H.A. Leuschel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect overview about ankylosing spondylitis, written with compassion and honesty (no false promises, just facts as the title promises) by a specialist who also suffers from the disease. There is also a long list of international organisations, a useful glossary and bibliography at the end of the book. For anyone who is in doubt of suffering from the disease, has the condition or lives with someone who has been diagnosed with it, this is the best book to start with to find all the answers!

[Adam Jacobson · Rating 4 out of 5]

facts on having a spine that just wont stop fusing!

[Mr Ashley C Hathaway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book give details about AS and how it effects the body.