During a new episode of SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Rush’s Alex Lifeson discussed his health issues, which the musician has been suffering from psoriatic arthritis, a chronic, autoimmune form of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and occurs with the skin condition psoriasis.

About this, Lifeson said:

“I would say that’s slowly getting worse, as to be expected. I have psoriatic arthritis, and I’ve been dealing with it for quite a while for almost 20 years. I’m on two biologics (biologic drugs for the treatment of arthritis), so sort of like a double whammy in dealing with it.

”And it’s been very, very effective. Despite the side effects and all of that, it’s been a really effective regimen for me, and it’s really helped my hands. I have times where the inflammation has its own mind, and that’s when you’ll see me shaking my hands (while I am playing).

”But it is what it is, and I can still get by, and I’m so used to it, I don’t really even think about it that much anymore. “

Despite enjoying the shows with Lee, Lifeson insisted there are no new plans not only to hit the road with his bandmate, but he also has no interest in touring in any capacity at all:

“[After] 40 years of touring, I’m not interested in touring anymore. I enjoyed it when we did it. There were lots of ups and downs. The gig is great, the show is great, and for the other 21 hours in a day, you’re just waiting for those three hours.”

Though he overall loves touring, there is still one aspect of it that he still does not like to this day:

“And it gets tiring, especially when you have a family and you have loved ones at home that you’re estranged from for months and months and months at a time. I don’t miss that aspect of it. Do I like playing in front of people? Yeah. I still like that — maybe not to the point where I have to do it.”