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 ...

There has been little basis on which to standardise a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and so 11 rheumatology units in the south and west of Great Britain have collaborated in a study to ...

Background Glucocorticoids are the cornerstone treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) but induce adverse events. Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of first-line tocilizumab in PMR.

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 ...

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 ...

However, since no comparison was made between different treatments, we think it could not have biased the results. Responders reached clinical remission in 6.6 days in average; most of them within ...

Objective The C reactive protein polymyalgia rheumatica activity score (CRP-PMR-AS) is a composite index that includes CRP levels and was developed specifically for PMR. As treatments such as ...

D.R. ANSWER: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is not an uncommon ... A few people with PMR benefit from alternative treatments, such as sarilumab. Miss Manners: I'm put off when my boyfriend's stepmom ...

D.R. ANSWER: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is not an uncommon ... A few people with PMR benefit from alternative treatments, such as sarilumab. DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old male in good ...

Both fibromyalgia and polymyalgia are characterized by muscle pain, but many other aspects of the two conditions differ. Polymyalgia, or polymyalgia rheumatica, is an inflammatory disease of muscle.

Objective To explore primary care polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patient beliefs about the causes of their PMR. Design Qualitative content analysis was conducted on patients' written responses to the ...