I would recommend this book to those patients with AS and other spondyloarthropathies who want to know about AS and take control of their disease. Doody's Journal

1. Facts and myths about ankylosing spondylitis; 2. What is ankylosing spondylitis; 3. Early symptoms; 4. The course of the disease; 5. Exercise and physical therapy; 6. Drug therapy; 7. Nontraditional (complementary, or alternative) therapy; 8. Surgical treatment; 9. Some later manifestations; 10. A typical case history; 11. Living with ankylosing spondylitis: some hints; 12. The management of AS: an overview; 13. The rheumatologist's role; 14. Radiology and diagnosis; 15. The disease process; 16. HLA-B27 and the cause of ankylosing spondylitis; 17. Spondyloarthropathies; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS ORGANIZATIONS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING