Backache due to inflammation in joints of the back is known as inflammatory back disease. It can be caused by autoimmune diseases, that is immune response is attacking its own tissues leading to damage. The features of the condition include: insidious onset of symptoms, onset at young age, morning stiffness which improves through the day with activity. It can be dealt with anti-inflammatory medication, steroids and disease modification drugs. Conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis are controlled and never completely resolved.