What was Sai Baba's prescribed cure for Amir Shakkar's rheumatism?

When Amir Shakkar detailed his suffering from rheumatism and prayed for deliverance, Sai Baba provided a unique remedy. As described in Chapter 22, Baba's answer was that Amir should stay steadily in the Chavadi. This was not a conventional medical treatment; rather, Baba's medicine was His word itself. Despite the difficult conditions of the Chavadi, Amir was instructed to reside there, and this stay was ordained for nine months. Baba's firm words to him were to not worry about the wind, rain, or dampness of the place, but to accept His word as the ultimate medicine.