Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) causes symptoms similar to those of several other conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and fibromyalgia. For this reason, doctors can misdiagnose it. PMR ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease, mostly seen in older adults, that causes pain and stiffness in certain areas of the body — often in the neck, shoulders, or hip area. These ...

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 ...

Clinicians may have an ambivalent attitude about polymyalgia rheumatica, a disabling disease marked by severe muscle pain and stiffness. On the one hand, it is most rewarding to be able to almost ...

This article was originally published by HCPLive. In patients with polymyalgia rheumatica who relapsed while tapering prednisone, those receiving sarilumab were significantly more likely to achieve ...

Sarilumab, a biologic, is sold as Kevzara. The FDA recently approved sarilumab (Kevzara) for the treatment of adults with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) who had an inadequate response to corticosteroids ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this episode, we dive into the history of polymyalgia rheumatica, how it was discovered and its link to giant ...

Struggling with joint pain? Learn how to tell polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) vs EORA apart through blood tests and imaging. Discover the path to treatment.

In patients with relapsing polymyalgia rheumatica, sarilumab with a rapid glucocorticoid taper regimen of 14 weeks led to greater improvements in patient-reported outcomes of health-related quality of ...

You may also feel restriction in the movement of the legs and thighs due to the pain and stiffness. It can develop suddenly or quickly, and last for a few days or weeks, or occur after periods of ...