Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an elderly onset syndrome characterised by aching and stiffness in the shoulders and the pelvic girdle associated to increased levels of acute phase reactants and rapid ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia ... diagnosis is when treatment with prednisone or another steroid, even at a low dose, rapidly improves the symptoms.

What is the treatment for polymyalgia? Answer: I can certainly understand the confusion between fibromyalgia and polymyalgia; the names and, to an extent, the symptoms of both conditions ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica, a common inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting older adults, may be the culprit. Understanding PMR's key symptoms, diagnostic process and available treatment options is ...

Obesity in polymyalgia rheumatica worsens symptoms and increases steroid use, new research reveals. Findings suggest BMI ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition affecting elderly people and involving the girdles. [1] The mainstay of treatment is oral glucocorticoids (GC), with the recent BSR ...

Objective To assess whether the polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-like syndrome reported as an immune ... Of 20 patients from our three centres, the median time to onset of PMR symptoms was 12 weeks after ...

Treatment with bortezomib and dexamethasone alleviated ... we concluded that his PMR-like symptoms were secondary to PNS. In patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-like symptoms due to ...

Treatment was also associated with a significant reduction in aortic augmentation index (from 34±7% to 29±8%, p=0.012). Conclusions Polymyalgia rheumatica is associated with increased aortic stiffness ...