Muscular aching and stiffness is a common enough complaint of elderly persons. Fibrositis or lame back has been the target of some of the most familiar proprietary remedies. As long ago as 1888, ...

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Q: I always read a lot about fibromyalgia but rarely see anything written about polymyalgia. Two and a half years ago I was diagnosed with this after caring for my dying husband for a long time. Is it ...

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 ...

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Are you struggling with persistent pain and stiffness in your shoulders, neck or hips beyond the usual aches and pains of aging? Polymyalgia rheumatica, a common inflammatory rheumatic disease ...

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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease of an unknown cause that causes aching and stiffness, especially in the neck and shoulders. It is usually worse in the mornings and has an ...

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 ...