With great grief every doctor will feel sorry to say you that there is no treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. There are medications to check it and reduce the pain. The medications are specially meant for rheumatoid arthritis pain relief. They include NSAIDs to reduce pain and swell, like naproxen , indomethacin, piroxicam and others. Other medications include COX-2 Inhibitors and CORTICOSTEROIDS to treat stiffness and extreme inflammation. Prednisone is one of the most commonly used drug for rheumatoid arthritis. But one be careful while he or she uses COX -2 or Corticosteroids because long term usage of these drugs have adverse side effects too.