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How To Treat The Acute Phase Of Chikungunya?

Hi, I am going thru the acute phase of chykunguya. I´ve experienced most of the symptoms (joint pain, fever, rash, headache) in a relatively mild fashion with the exception of a very painful stabbing lower back pain on my right side, specially when standing up after sitting for a while. Walking tends to alleviate the pain. Is this a common symptom and will it last long?
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HI

Thanks for posting your query.

There is no specific treatment for Chickungunya. In the initial few days there will be extreme joint pains which shall subside in few days but after that there will be moderate amount of joint pains which can last for few weeks to months.

In my practice I have noticed that using low dose oral steroid medication will give lot of benefit with respect to pain .

My advise for you is if the pain is very much get admitted for a day or two and get injection pain killer till you get good relief. After that ask your doctor for a prescription of low dose steroid medication , this will give you good relief.

Hope this information is useful to you.
Any clarification feel free to ask.

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How To Treat The Acute Phase Of Chikungunya?

HI Thanks for posting your query. There is no specific treatment for Chickungunya. In the initial few days there will be extreme joint pains which shall subside in few days but after that there will be moderate amount of joint pains which can last for few weeks to months. In my practice I have noticed that using low dose oral steroid medication will give lot of benefit with respect to pain . My advise for you is if the pain is very much get admitted for a day or two and get injection pain killer till you get good relief. After that ask your doctor for a prescription of low dose steroid medication , this will give you good relief. Hope this information is useful to you. Any clarification feel free to ask.