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 ...

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 ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common inflammatory disease characterized by pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips. Glucocorticoids are the first-line treatment, but relapses 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 ...

The exact cause of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is unknown. Studies of patients with PMR and giant-cell arteritis indicate that PMR could be a vasculitis limited to the subclavian or axillary arteries ...

Pain and stiffness come with age, but when it becomes severe and appears rapidly, it might be an indication of polymyalgia rheumatic, an inflammatory disorder. This condition can lead to a dramatic ...

A corticosteroid can quickly relieve symptoms of both polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis. But a delay could cause vision loss, a stroke or even death. By Jane E. Brody Beth Uffner, an avid ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a rheumatic disease characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes. PMR is usually seen in Caucasians living in Northern Europe and North America. The condition ...

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 ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica causes pain and swelling in joints and muscles, mainly in the hips, neck, and shoulders. Pain and swelling may be worse in the morning. This condition can occur quickly and ...