What do Case Management nurses do? Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN is a nurse writer and educator with over 25 years of experience. She has been certified in five different clinical specialties including critical care and emergency nursing.
What is Spondyloarthritis? Spondyloarthritis is an umbrella term for inflammatory diseases that involve both the joints and the entheses (the sites where the ligaments and tendons attach to the bones). The most common of these diseases is ankylosing spondylitis.
Noun. 1. spondylitis-inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness. ankylosing spondylitis, Marie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis-a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis.oun. 1. spondylitis-inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness. ankylosing spondylitis, Marie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis-a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis.