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For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. What is diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis? We don’t know what causes DISH. For many people it doesn’t cause any symptoms and it may only be noticed by your doctor by chance when X-rays are taken for another reason. DISH can occur with other types of arthritis, such as osteoarthritis, and can also sometimes be confused with ankylosing spondylitis because they both affect the spine and entheses. DISH is rare before the age of 40 and occurs more often as people get older.

How will diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis affect me? When it’s severe, DISH can cause the spine to become stiff and less flexible. Sometimes the calcified ligaments can become so large that they press on structures close by, such as nerves. At the moment, there aren’t any treatments which are known to stop the calcification of ligaments, so treatments are aimed at improving any symptoms.

If DISH is causing pain, your doctor may suggest you take painkillers, or you may be referred to a physiotherapist for advice about the best exercises to do. It can cause joint pain and stiffness. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments. Versus Arthritis was formed in 2018 following a merger of Arthritis Care and Arthritis Research UK. Registered office: Copeman House, St Mary’s Court, St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield S41 7TD. Some services may be fulfilled by Versus Arthritis Trading Ltd.

For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. What is diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis?

We don’t know what causes DISH. For many people it doesn’t cause any symptoms and it may only be noticed by your doctor by chance when X-rays are taken for another reason. DISH can occur with other types of arthritis, such as osteoarthritis, and can also sometimes be confused with ankylosing spondylitis because they both affect the spine and entheses. DISH is rare before the age of 40 and occurs more often as people get older. How will diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis affect me? When it’s severe, DISH can cause the spine to become stiff and less flexible.

Sometimes the calcified ligaments can become so large that they press on structures close by, such as nerves. At the moment, there aren’t any treatments which are known to stop the calcification of ligaments, so treatments are aimed at improving any symptoms. If DISH is causing pain, your doctor may suggest you take painkillers, or you may be referred to a physiotherapist for advice about the best exercises to do. It can cause joint pain and stiffness.

Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments. Versus Arthritis was formed in 2018 following a merger of Arthritis Care and Arthritis Research UK. Registered office: Copeman House, St Mary’s Court, St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield S41 7TD. Some services may be fulfilled by Versus Arthritis Trading Ltd. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us.

For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us. What is diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis? We don’t know what causes DISH. For many people it doesn’t cause any symptoms and it may only be noticed by your doctor by chance when X-rays are taken for another reason.