Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory condition that affects persons older than 50 years of age and is characterized by pain in both shoulders with or without hip or neck pain (or both) and with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Diagnosing giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica can “fascinate” and cause “trepidation” ...

Learn how to safely taper off steroids for polymyalgia rheumatica, including tapering strategies, withdrawal symptoms, and ...

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 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 ...

The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) announced the launch of a new patient-centered educational website and the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The field of rheumatology is constantly in flux. As I look back over my career, I see periods of calm within ...

Learn how to manage weight gain from steroids for polymyalgia rheumatica with tips on diet, exercise, fluid retention, and ...

In a long-term follow-up study, patients with isolated polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and biopsy-confirmed giant cell arteritis (GCA) had no increased all-cause mortality compared with matched ...

Baricitinib can effectively treat polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) without the use of oral glucocorticoids, according to results from a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Among the ...