Learn about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) symptoms and treatment. Understand the sudden start of pain and how it is different from arthritis.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after weeks of intense muscle pain. I’m a 67-year-old female in otherwise good health. My doctor prescribed prednisone, which ...

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An arthritis drug may allow people to reduce use of steroids. * THE QUESTION Steroids are the treatment of choice for the widespread muscle pain and stiffness associated with the inflammatory disorder ...

Autoimmune diseases happen when the body's natural defense mechanisms attack normal healthy cells. Polymyalgia rheumatica--or PMR-- is a rare autoimmune disease most often found in older women of ...

As IL-6 inhibition comes into practice for PMR, research advances on other therapeutic mechanisms of action, from IL-17 to ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a systemic inflammatory disorder that predominantly affects individuals over the age of 50. It is characterised by pain and stiffness in the shoulder and hip girdles, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I think my 75-year-old husband has polymyalgia rheumatica, and I understand it has no definitive cause. He gets severe unbearable pain alternating between his neck and hips every few ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman who has been recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after three months of severe pain and no diagnosis. I am now on prednisone, with some pain relief.

More than half of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica have a relapse during tapering of glucocorticoid therapy. Previous studies have suggested that interleukin-6 blockade may be clinically useful in ...

The use of bisphosphonates is linked to a reduced risk for fragility fractures in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica on ...