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What Causes Spinal Stiffness Despite Taking Oral Steroids?

After taking Sazz nd oral steroids my crp is 10.3 and I was diagnosed for as 1 year ago my 6 vertebrae are fused ers 14 but sometimes I still feel stifness on my spine is dis treatment successfull I m confused since I dnt feel much pain but stiffness is there !!
Thu, 2 Jan 2020
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Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor services.
I have read your query and here is my advise.

* The stiffness is related to narrowing of the intervertebral spaces and
steroid are not going to open up the narrowed spaces ; steroids will
only act as anti inflammatory agents for control of underlying
inflammation and pain relief.

* You must discuss the need of any surgical intervention to correct the
fusion issue and improve stiffness part of agony.

Thanks.
Regards.
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What Causes Spinal Stiffness Despite Taking Oral Steroids?

Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor services. I have read your query and here is my advise. * The stiffness is related to narrowing of the intervertebral spaces and steroid are not going to open up the narrowed spaces ; steroids will only act as anti inflammatory agents for control of underlying inflammation and pain relief. * You must discuss the need of any surgical intervention to correct the fusion issue and improve stiffness part of agony. Thanks. Regards.