bone, joint, and muscle disorders
Reactive Arthritis
Treatment of Reactive Arthritis
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Sometimes antibiotics,sulfasalazine,methotrexate, or a combination Sometimes corticosteroid injections Physical therapy When reactive arthritis is caused by infection of the genitals or urinary tract, antibiotics are given, but this treatment does not always relieve the arthritis and its optimal duration is not known. Joint inflammation is usually treated with a Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID). Corticosteroids can also be injected into a severely inflamed joint or inflamed tendons to relieve symptoms. Physical Therapy (PT) is helpful in maintaining joint mobility during the recovery phase. Conjunctivitis and skin sores do not usually need to be treated except to relieve symptoms, although severe eye inflammation ( Uveitis ) may require corticosteroid and dilating eye drops. Doctors may screen people with reactive arthritis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and other 