๐ New sutdy of the ASASperSpA cohort suggests obesity management should be part of SpA care.
Patients with obesity showed:
โฌ๏ธ Higher disease activity
โฌ๏ธ More disability
โฌ๏ธ Less benefit from exercise & biologics
โฌ๏ธ Worse work & quality-of-life outcomes
๐ข New publication from the ASAS study!
AXIS cohort
Among patients with PsA, axial involvement was identified in 27.4% and was associated with HLA-B*27 positivity, IBP, elevated CRP, and imaging changes in the SIJ or spine.
๐ https://t.co/a37SWzPiQX
Great meeting on Friday between ASAS members and corporate members! ๐คFruitful discussions, valuable ideas, and strong collaboration to keep moving our shared goals forward. Thanks to everyone who joined and contributed! #ASAS
ASAS Case 48 is now available!
A young man with definite structural sacroiliitis on CT and MRIโbut are his current back pain symptoms really caused by active axSpA?
Discussion by @DrPoddubnyy and @bonerad
https://t.co/FPEmEQfFzw
#Rheumatology#axSpA#ASAS
New in the ASAS Online Case Library!
A 35-year-old man with inflammatory forefoot pain and subtle axial symptomsโcan the small toes point the way to axial spondyloarthritis?
Case discussion with @DrPoddubnyy and @bonerad
https://t.co/FZYdJG0JtZ
#Rheumatology#MedEd#ASAS
๐ Updated eligibility criteria for the ASAS Research Grant are now available.
๐ถ Grants up to โฌ25,000
๐ Deadline: 1 July 2026
Check details & apply: https://t.co/DuCdLsZvt7
The ASAS Fellowship program supports travel and accommodation for research training at an ASAS center, enhancing your skills and professional development.
Applications open: deadline July 1, 2026
https://t.co/irkY24VCp7
๐๐ Explore the abstracts of ASAS projects accepted for publication at EULAR 2026, featuring findings from the ASAS-PerSpA study and the adaptation of the mSQUASH into 11 languages
#EULAR2026#SpA#ASAS#Rheumatology
ASAS_Spondyloarthritis Poster View V.
๐ Comparative Analysis of Instruments Measuring Peripheral Arthritis Activity in Spondyloarthritis: A Measurement Properties Study in 13 RCTs.
๐ Friday, 5 June ๐ค 9:30 BST.
#EULAR2026#SpA#ASAS#Rheumatology
ASAS_Spondyloarthritis Poster View IV.
๐ Measurement properties of instruments assessing peripheral arthritis disease activity in spondyloarthritis: a systematic literature review.
๐ Thurday, 4 June ๐ค 16:00 BST.
#EULAR2026#SpA#ASAS#Rheumatology
ASAS_Spondyloarthritis Welcome to #EULAR2026!
๐ Weยดre excited to hear the latest updates on ASAS research projects.
๐ https://t.co/rCeyK7I0Xq
#ASAS#SpA#rheumatology
The ASAS Research Grant supports travel and accommodation for research at an ASAS center, enhancing your skills and professional development.
Applications open: deadline July 1, 2026
https://t.co/DuCdLsZvt7
The ASAS Fellowship program supports travel and accommodation for research training at an ASAS center, enhancing your skills and professional development.
Applications open: deadline July 1, 2026
https://t.co/irkY24VCp7
๐ Updated eligibility criteria for the ASAS Research Grant are now available.
๐ถ Grants up to โฌ25,000
๐ Deadline: 1 July 2026
Check details & apply: https://t.co/DuCdLsZvt7
Considering collecting research data on physical activity in axSpA cohorts? mSQUASH is a questionnaire that feasible, valid, reliable, and responsible in this patient population.
#ASAS#Rheumatology
The ASAS Grant Research supports travel and accommodation for research at an ASAS center, enhancing your skills and professional development.
Applications open: deadline July 1, 2026
https://t.co/DuCdLsZvt7
In the IMAS survey, diagnostic delay ranged from a mean of 4.2 years in Asia to 10.8 years in South Africa. Still a lot of work to be done in early recognition of axSpA.
#ASAS#Rheumatology
The ASAS Fellowship program supports travel and accommodation for research training at an ASAS center, enhancing your skills and professional development.
Applications open: deadline July 1, 2026
https://t.co/irkY24VCp7
An ancillary analysis of the PerSpA study shows obese/overweight patients had a higher btDMARD burden, btDMARD inefficacy, work impairment, and worse patient-reported health.
๐ https://t.co/t2UievaqGr
#ASAS#ASASPerSpA
In the ASAS PerSpA study, the universal U-ASAS-HI captures the broad range of aspects relevant to valuing SpA health states across SpA subtypes.
๐ https://t.co/9i4hCNkODo
#ASAS#ASASPerSpA