JRA here, been hurting longer than I've been riding (started riding at 12, I', now 23). Currently on prednizone. The doc wants to get me off it and has tried me on several others, but so far nothing has helped at all that I can tell other than the prednizone. If anyone has any recomendations I'm in need of something. The doc says I really shouldn't be on the prednizone due to long term effects but I can't even walk normally without it.