Methods for the evaluation of inflammatory activity and therapy efficiency in spondyloarthritis

Abstract

The paper presents questionnaires and indices to determine the degree of activity and functional impairments in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and other spondyloarthritides. It describes procedures to determine spinal mobility and to calculate the extent and severity index of psoriasis.

Keywords

• spondyloarthritides
• activity estimation