This condition may arise as often as once in every 2,000 people.
No, polymyalgia is not hereditary. Polymyalgia is a type of the rheumatic disorder that is associated with moderate to severe musculoskeletal pain and stiffness in the hip area, shoulder and the neck.
If polymyalgia rheumatic is severe enough, it can lead to shoulder conditions such as adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder). This is a condition where the shoulder capsule becomes inflamed and stiff, causing pain and reduced range of motion in the shoulder joint.
I've had PMR since April 2008 and diagnosed in Nov 2008. I've been on Prednisone since November and show a vast improvement. In the last few days both hands have been very sore and one finger(not in the joint) has been very sore.
The prevalence of blood type A positive in the United States is approximately 30-35.
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polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica is a syndrome that causes pain and stiffness in the hips and shoulders of people over the age of 50.
Polymyalgia means "pain in many muscles". It is usually associated with the condition Polymyalgia rheumatica, a form of pain and stiffness that affects muscle groups throughout the body often simultaneously.
Women are afflicted twice as often as men.
If someone has polymyalgia rheumatica, they will more then likely endure stiffness in their neck, hips, and both shoulders. This stiffness will be worse in the morning and after long periods of inactivity. This stiffness will also be followed by limited range of motion in those joints.
PMR is an acronym for: polymyalgia rheumatica.
Depending on context, it could mean polymyalgia rheumatica or patient medical report.
Rarely does it affect people under 50 years old. The average age is 70.
The major characteristics are pain and stiffness, however patients are commonly so afflicted that their muscles atrophy from disuse.
A geriatric inflammatory is disorder of the muscles and joints. This is a type of rheumatoid arthritis and is characterized by pain.
Some patients develop arthritis or a disease called giant cell arteritis or temporal arteritis.
No, it isn't. Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory condition which affects the muscles. This condition is believed to be an autoimmune disorder and is often treated with NSAIDs and corticosteroids.