Spondyloarthritis is a term given to a range of inflammatory arthritis which can predominantly affect the spine (known as axial spondyloarthritis) or the peripheral joints (known as peripheral spondyloarthritis). The most common symptoms are inflammatory back pain, stiffness, swelling and tenderness of joints.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/rheumatology/axial-spondyloarthritis