10 Spondyloarthritis Info Pieces I Needed 8 Years Ago

Charis Hill
3 min readNov 5, 2021
An XRay image of the thoracic spine, sideways, showing a vertical measurement ruler-type scale on the right of the image showing even numbers upward from 110–134. The spine is fully fused and kyphosed, curved all the way forward to the right, putting the head (off screen) perpendicular to the body’s core.
My father’s (deceased 2016) spine. Photo property of author.

A lot of misinformation was out there (still is) when I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (now Axial Spondyloarthritis) that I only knew was incorrect months or years later.

I wish I had found the following 10 items of correct information:

  1. Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is NOT rare

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Charis Hill

Charis is a disabled writer, speaker, activist and model who loves their four cats unconditionally and who grows their own veggies. Venmo: @BeingCharis