Ankylosing Spondylitis: The Facts
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Ankylosing spondilitis is a chronic form of arthritis known to affect around 1 in 200 people(over 1 million sufferers in the USA alone). Ankylosing spondilitis: the facts is the first mass market book to be published on this important disease written by someone who is not only a leading expert on AS, but is affected by it himself. 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 fact 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0192632825
ISBN13:9780192632821
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.53 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.2" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Ankylosing Spondylitis explained
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Excellent book that further explains this hereditary immune disease and the genetic HLA-B27-xx chromosone that your ancestors have handed down unknowingly. Just recently researchers have also found two other chromosones that are also linked to AS. You will find that even some Rheumatologist's will misdiagnose your disease because they either don't know enough about AS themselves or they feel the "tests" are too expensive. Therefore you may suffer in unnecessary debilitating pain until you insist upon testing. Educate yourself with the most knowledgeable doctor in this field who just so happens to have AS himself.
an excellent source of information
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I found this book to be a huge amount of knowledge on the subject of AS. I found information that led me to new understandings of the puzzling dissorder and I learned many things that I did not know.
It really is the facts about AS
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
If you're looking for an AS book with the facts then this is the one. You will find the explanations clear. Hopefully if you are an AS sufferer this will give you some relief. It explains that it might not be as bad for you as you first thought. It details exercises that will make real difference for most sufferers. You should get this book if you suffer from AS or want to know more about it.
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