Hi, Unfortunately, there is no specific treatment or cure to this type of arthritic disease but there are a number of things you can do to help reduce pain and reduced mobility due to the fusion of the lumbar bones that typically occurs in this condition. My best recommendation I ve seen in patients is that of Aquatherapy and water conditioning so that back muscles themselves become stronger and more efficient at working without getting fatigued. Pain itself is usually treated with some type of anti-inflammatory medication such as Ibuprofen or Naproxen and can be of benefit to some people. Also, the use of Lidocaine patches in the low back can be helpful in some cases but I don t recommend patches daily since the body builds a tolerance. The most specific exercise from Aquatherapy I find most people really like and do more than any other for this type of arthritis (and many others) is water jogging. Nowadays they actually have underwater treadmills which is very fancy...but not necessary to accomplish the goal. You can go into a shallow pool and just start jogging in place for several seconds at a time to be with and do this for about 3-4 minutes to start. As you get better at the maneuver you will be able to go 30, 45, 60 seconds at a time and will be able to complete more cycles with rest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist