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Spondyloarthritis

Overview of axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Rheumatology
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regional clinical guidance

Spondyloarthritis: guidance by region

Recommendations, thresholds and pathways can differ. Open the page written for the jurisdiction you need.

United StatesEstablished axial spondyloarthritis: treatmentMusculoskeletal · reviewed 2026-08-20CanadaSpondyloarthritis: diagnosis and managementMusculoskeletal · reviewed 2026-08-20AustraliaSpondyloarthritis: recognition, referral and management: source-status boundaryMusculoskeletal · reviewed 2026-08-20

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Axial spondyloarthritis (including ankylosing spondylitis)
National
CKS: Spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthropathy
National
NICE guideline [NG65]
National
NICE guideline [NG65]: Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management
National
2010 Update of the international ASAS recommendations for the use of anti-tumour necrosis factor agents in patients with axial spondyloarthritis
Local
2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Local
ASAS-EULAR recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis: 2022 update
Local
Axial Spondyloarthritis Clinical Practice Guidelines (American College of Rheumatology)
Local
Classification Criteria and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Spondyloarthritis
Local
NICE guideline [NG65]: Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management
Local