10 Ankylosing Spondylitis Symptoms

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Symptom #2: Heel Pain

Entetheses are points in the body where our tendons and ligaments attach to our bones. These enable our muscles to act on our joints, giving us our strength and mobility. In people that have ankylosing spondylitis, these areas can become quite inflamed and painful.

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis will most often experience inflammation of the entetheses located at the back of the heel. It can occur anywhere else in the body, though. These are known as hot spots, and the pain can be severe enough to seriously impede somebody’s mobility. Doctors will often check these hotspots when the patient is being examined.

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