Isometric tightening of muscles without moving the joints can be used even in active, painful disease. Before beginning an exercise program, patients should talk to the doctor, who can recommend appropriate exercises. Many others require a doctor's prescription. Corticosteroid injections are most commonly used for severe knee or ankle inflammation. Topical corticosteroids -This type of medicine can be put directly on the skin lesions associated with Reiter's syndrome.
Topical corticosteroids reduce inflammation and promote healing.
Antibiotics -Antibiotics may be prescribed to eliminate the bacterial infection that triggered Reiter's syndrome. The specific antibiotic prescribed depends on the type of bacterial infection that has to be treated. Often, an antibiotic is taken once or twice a day for 7 to 10 days or longer. Current research shows that this practice usually has no effect on the course of the disease and is therefore unnecessary. However, in cases when Chlamydia triggers Reiter's syndrome, prolonged antibiotic treatment is effective in shortening the length of time that a person has symptoms.