Physiotherapy Bechterew’s disease
Bechterew’s disease is named after its discoverer Vladimir Bechterew. The term ankylosing spondylitis is used as a synonym for Bekhterev’s disease: ankylosis = stiffening, -itis = inflammation, spondyl = vertebra. As the name describes, it is an inflammation of the vertebral joints, which over a longer period of time leads to stiffening and thus to … Physiotherapy Bechterew’s disease