Bike down your local mountain at a speed of mock 5 after a good stretch on the summit. Get out on the basketball court and discover that your best friend still doesn't have an answer for your jumpshot, even after all these years. The more you move, the better you feel. You are leading a fulfilling and active lifestyle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (also known as Bechterew’s Disease).

EraseAS.com aims to be home of the internet’s most comprehensive Ankylosing Spondylitis online community where medical professionals, people living with AS and anyone determined to find a cure, can convene. Rather than being classified as a strictly medical site, we provide extensive research, treatments, a questionnaire and support for AS patients and doctors who find themselves sifting through the thousands of remedies "out there" in search of answers. Here you will find hundreds of opinions, ideas and discoveries contributed by everyone from physicians to "regular Joes”.

Ankylosing Spondylitis is a fairly common arthritic condition – over half a million people in the United States are living with AS, while seven percent of Scandinavians with the genetic marker (HLA-B27) develop AS. Click here to learn more. Because there are so many people in the world in one way or another connected to AS, if just a few of us have a place to openly share our thoughts and suggestions, we are bound to accomplish amazing things.

EraseAS.com leaves sympathy at the door. We are real people who lead real lives which are not defined by the fact that we have AS. Just ask your friend on the basketball court. Someone should teach him how to guard against your 3-point shot anyway.