Consuming less sodium can significantly lower your risk for heart attack -- but making strides in that department requires a little more than just putting down the salt shaker.
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Over time, symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis often worsen (called relapse) and then improve (called remission). The prognosis (i.e., expected outcome) for most patients is good. A small number of AS patients become severely disabled. Factors that may indicate a poor prognosis include early age of onset (younger than 16), peripheral joint (e.g., shoulder, knee) involvement, and poor response to treatment with NSAIDs.
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