SAA Screening Tool for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Taking a screening test for Ankylosing Spondylitis ("AS"), is a quick and easy way to determine if symptoms you are having may be AS. Without making any particular guarantee or warranty of the same, this screening test is designed to be anonymous and confidential, though you should be aware that your own web browser software, computer, or network may store or cache files you view or web pages you access. The Spondylitis Association of America ("SAA") may use the results of this screening test for statistical or analytical purposes only. In such a case, the results of the screening test in the aggregate will be made anonymous; there will be no way to connect your particular screening test, its results, and your Internet Protocol ("IP" address). IP addresses are not logged when using this site.
This screening test is not designed to respond to a medical emergency, acute physical pain, or other physical crisis. If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please dial 911 in most of the United States, your local emergency number, or go immediately to the nearest hospital emergency room for an evaluation.
The Spondylitis Association of America offers additional resources about AS. For a link to that information, please click here.
This screening test is intended solely for the purpose of identifying the symptoms of AS and is not designed to provide a medical diagnosis for AS or for any related disorder. An accurate diagnoses for AS can only be made by a qualified physician after a complete evaluation, including a physical examination within the confines of a bona fide doctor-patient relationship.
This screening test is not appropriate for anyone under the age of 18, or anyone under the age of consent or age or considered a minor in his or her local jurisdiction. Minors or persons under 18 years of age are advised to talk with their parents or guardians about seeing a physician for a complete evaluation. Additional general information about juvenile spondyloarthropathy (JSpA) may be found by clicking here.
A fluent knowledge of the English language is required for the successful completion of this screening test.
As the sponsor of this screening test, the SAA may provide information about physicians near you. This information shall not be construed as a referral or endorsement of any kind, and the SAA does not recommend individual physicians, nor does it warranty or guarantee the services of any individual physician, even if that physician's name appears on an SAA web site. The SAA makes no independent investigation of any physician mentioned on SAA web sites, nor does it undertake the verification of any physician's credentials. The choice of a physician is an important one and should be made only upon individual, careful investigation.
Neither the SAA nor its staff shall have any liability for any claims by, or damages of any kind whatsoever to a user of this web site or any other person for a decision or action taken in reliance on the information contained on this web site. Such damages include, without limitation, direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, on whatever theory, whether in contract or in tort, at law or in equity. No warranty of any kind, including any warranty of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose is made, and all warranties are hereby disclaimed.
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This screening test, including its graphics, designs, and formatting, is copyrighted © 2010 by the Spondylitis Association of America, Inc., a California corporation. All rights reserved. This screening test may be downloaded or printed by visitors to this web site for personal use, with attribution to the Spondylitis Association of America, but may not otherwise be copied, distributed, or transmitted without the written consent of the SAA.