<human>: Hi, I am suffering from upper back and lower back pain.. Initially the pain started some 7 years ago and doctor had prescribed EZACT 120 MG for 2 months... there was no pain when taking the tablets and when stopped it continued. Later took some homeopathy treatment for 2 years and there was no pain after that.. recently from past 1 month the pain started again. All i can note from my earlier diagnosis is HLA-B27 is positive. Please help...
<bot>: Hi, Back pain associative with stiffness can be an early sign of ankylosing spondylitis (since HLA B27 is positive). Pls do repeat HLA B27 now. Also, pls take an x-ray of spine (cervical, thoracic and lumbar) SI joint, hips and knee to see whether the problem has affected the other joints or not. If not be happy. Treatment:1) Exercises is the mainstay of the treatment. This is to keep the normal joint free and mobile.2) Swimming is a good exercise in early cases.