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.
Osteoarthritis is the wear-and-tear form of arthritis that is more common as people get older. During a person's lifetime, damage to the joints is repaired by the body, but eventually joint problems can develop. This process can be caused by damage to ligaments or tendons, inflammation in and around the joint, or damage to the cartilage that protects the surface of the joints.