by Jenny Brodie, Senior Communications & Brand Officer, NASS
Today (01/11/2019) we re-launch our charity as the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society.
For 43 years the NASS has supported people affected by ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatologists can now diagnose people using MRI before the disease causes bone changes so treatment can start a lot earlier. They now use the term axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA), which includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
This summer our members voted unanimously in favour of changing our name to reflect these changes. We are still NASS. We are still supporting everyone affected by axial spondyloarthritis. We are still working to empower people to understand and manage their axial spondyloarthritis. We are still working with rheumatologists, physiotherapists, nurses, GPs, MPs and a whole host of others to transform the way axial spondyloarthritis is managed in the UK.
To celebrate our re-launch we have a whole new range of resources. Today we are launching our new range of guides.
You can read more from the NASS website.