Which is more serious, ankylosing spondylitis or herniated lumbar disc?

Ankylosing spondylitis is more serious than lumbar disc herniation in terms of clinical symptoms and pathogenesis, mainly because ankylosing spondylitis may gradually develop spinal deformity and more obvious generalized symptoms, including spinal symptoms, hip, leg, sacroiliac joints and even hip joints, all of which are painful and uncomfortable, and will have more serious impacts on the patient’s ability to take care of themselves, as well as their ability to exercise. ability to take care of themselves, as well as their ability to exercise, can be more seriously affected. However, lumbar disc herniation generally does not produce serious symptoms, even if relatively serious cauda equina compression symptoms occur, through surgical treatment can temporarily reduce the lumbar disc herniation symptoms, or completely disappear, and does not affect the life and proper exercise. In terms of treatment, the treatments used for lumbar disc herniation are more definitive and varied, while those for ankylosing spondylitis patients have fewer treatment options and all have more side effects.