I know that Mick Mars from Motley Crue has this, and it's resulted in bad scoliosis for him.
Found this article where he talks a bit about it. There's a lot of rock badness thrown in, but he discusses the symptoms and effects:
http://love-it-loud.com/retrospectiv...g-spondylitis/
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But for the most part Mars was known as the quiet one from Mötley Crüe, often remaining silent in the background as the other three caused mischief and mayhem around him. “But the more successful we became, the harder it was to enjoy the rewards,” Mars continued. “New ankylosing spondylitis symptoms kept appearing: Something called “iritis” set in, producing bolts of pain in my eyes whenever I looked into bright lights, like I did onstage every night. And my lower spine seized up and froze completely solid, causing scoliosis in my back and squashing me further down and forward until I was a full three inches shorter than I was in high school. That’s why I never take off my platform boots. I don’t want to be a pygmy.”
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