Back Pain Survey Question Title * 1. In what year were you diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis? 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 OK Question Title * 2. What is your gender Male Female OK Question Title * 3. About how old were you when you first started to have your back pain? OK Question Title * 4. What was your first symptom of Ankylosing spondylitis? Back pain Eye inflammation Neck pain Swollen tendon (Achilles for example) Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 5. What symptoms of Ankylosing spondylitis have you experienced? Back pain Eye inflammation Neck pain Swollen tendon (Achilles for example) Fatigue Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 6. How long did you have your back pain before you went to a health care provider? (answer in months) OK Question Title * 7. Which health care provider did you go to first for your episode of back pain? Emergency room/ 24 hour clinic Chiropractor Physical therapist Internist Family physician Orthopedic surgeon Neurosurgeon Pain clinic Ophthalmologist Rheumatologist OK Question Title * 8. How many different health care providers did you see before a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis was made? (select all that apply) Emergency room/ 24 hour clinic Chiropractor Physical therapist Internist Family physician Orthopedic surgeon Neurosurgeon Pain clinic Ophthalmologist Rheumatologist OK Question Title * 9. Which healthcare provider made the diagnosis of Ankylosing spondylitis? (select one) Emergency room/ 24 hour clinic Chiropractor Physical therapist Internist Family physician Orthopedic surgeon Neurosurgeon Pain clinic Ophthalmologist Rheumatologist OK Question Title * 10. How many months elapsed between your initial symptoms of back pain and your diagnosis of Ankylosing spondylitis? OK Question Title * 11. Did you have leg pain (sciatica – pain from the back radiating below the knee) as part of your back pain problem? Yes No OK Question Title * 12. What therapy were you offered for your back pain before you were diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis? (select all that apply) Over the counter medicines (acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen) Back Surgery Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (aspirin-like) drugs Biologics Opioids Muscle relaxants Epidural injections Stem cell injections OK Question Title * 13. Was surgery ever recommended for treatment for your back pain? Yes No OK Question Title * 14. Did you ever undergo any type of spinal/back surgery for treatment of your back pain? Yes No OK Question Title * 15. If you did have surgery, what effect did the procedure have on your back pain? Better Worse No change OK Question Title * 16. Please provide us with your email and we will send you the survey results and our plan to address these issues Email Address OK DONE