1. If you feel a severe pain and stiffness in the joints in the morning then you must take warm water therapy. If the pain is severe throughout the day then take warm soak before sleeping which will relieve the pain. Warm bath showers also contribute in reducing the swelling.
2. Rubbing ice on the affected area wrapped in cloth also helps in relieving the pain from spinal arthritis.
3. Depending on the severity of spinal arthritis, medicines such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen can be prescribed for the relieving the pain.
4. Avoid doing task that strain your joints.
5. Take enough rest and protect the joint from further injury.
6. Gently massaging the area subjected to arthritis increases the blood flow thus reducing the pain.
7. Corticosteroids taken orally or by injection help in relieving pain from spinal arthritis.
8. You must reduce your weight to some extent if you are overweight to avoid straining of joint.
9. Doing light exercise regularly increases flexibility of muscle thus reducing severe pain and stiffness in the joints.
10. Depending on the severity of the spinal arthritis that you may be suffering from, surgery is the last step to relieve pain if no other technique is working.