Spondyloarthritis Explained

Better therapies have renewed interest in this group of diseases.

- Linda Rath

Until recently, spondyloarthritis (spon-di-low-arTHRI-tis) didn’t receive much attention. It’s now generating more interest, in part because it’s diagnosed more often and there are better ways to treat it, says rheumatologist Philip Mease, MD, a professor at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.