Additional Sources Of Information

Spondylitis Association of America (SAA)
Phone: (818) 981-9826
Phone: (800) 777-8189
Fax: (818) 981-9826
Email: info@spondylitis.org
http://www.spondylitis.org

American College of Rheumatology
Phone: (404) 633-3777
Fax: (404) 633-1870
Email: acr@rheumatology.org
http://www.rheumatology.org/

Arthritis Foundation
Phone: (404) 872-7100
Phone: (800) 283-7800
http://www.arthritis.org

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse National Institutes of Health
Phone: (301) 495-4484
Phone: (877) 22-NIAMS
Fax: (301) 718-6366
http://www.nih.gov/niams/healthinfo/

An 11-page booklet, entitled "A Positive Response to Ankylosing Spondylitis: Answers and Practical Advice," published by the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society of the United Kingdom, is downloadable in either Microsoft Word or Adobe format. It has detailed information about ankylosing spondylitis with diagrams of helpful exercises. The statistics are British. Available at http://www.nass.co.uk/

Two websites provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services provide helpful links to other websites that contain reliable information about ankylosing spondylitis. They are:

• MEDLINEplus Health Information - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ankylosingspondylitis.html

• Healthfinder - http://www.healthfinder.gov/