Sir I have spondylitis problem doctor advice to take saaz medicine am taking it from 3 years please give your advice I have still pain in my joints after some time.

Dr. Sunil SrivastavaOrthopedist37yrs exp

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Hi you must have a Blood test for ESR, CRP,CBC and liver function test. If your clinical symptoms are controlled and ESR is normal, your doctor may taper dosing and watch with periodical testing if Disease process accentuates or not, if not it can be safely tapered further or ad the need be, switching to simpler meds. I personally, prefer giving only short course of cortisone and anti inflammatory meds for ankylosing spondylitis instead of saaz, that too under acute episodes only. I suggest physical therapy, exercises as mainstay of management with backing by meds in acute flares only best wishes. 

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