Peter H. Gott, M.D. DEAR DR. GOTT: Please give me some insight on polymyalgia. Within one year, I’ve had three friends diagnosed with it. What causes it? Is it curable? Is it related to fibromyalgia?

Not a month goes by that some patient is not referred to me with a diagnosis of “polyfibromyalgia”. Or “fibromyalgia rheumatica”. Or “polymyalgia”. Say what? But it is easy to be confused. And when a ...

Not a month goes by that some patient is not referred to me with a diagnosis of “polyfibromyalgia”. Or “fibromyalgia rheumatica”. Or “polymyalgia”. Say what? But it is easy to be confused. And when a ...

What’s the difference between polymyalgia and fibromyalgia? Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is an autoinflammatory disorder caused by white blood cells attacking the lining of joints. Fibromyalgia (FMS) ...

An obese 30-year-old African-American woman presents at a rheumatology clinic with muscle pain and tenderness to touch throughout her body. The patient, a mechanical engineer, has been referred by her ...

I have suffered 7 yrs. I was told that I had Spina Bifida and I was diagnosed a month ago with severe fibromyalgia and Polymyalgia Rheumatica, I suffer 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. For 7yrs my GP did ...

This week we are going to continue in our series of rheumatologic conditions to discuss the autoimmune condition called “PMR” or polymyalgia rheumatica. Polymyalgia rheumatica is a syndrome of pain ...

It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a study shows. It may seem counterintuitive, but ...

SAN DIEGO -- It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Fibromyalgia ...

SAN DIEGO — It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Fibromyalgia ...