Polymyalgia rheumatica - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica (pol-e-my-AL-juh rue-MAT-ih-kuh) may begin quickly or come on over several days to weeks Symptoms are most often worse in the morning Most people who get polymyalgia rheumatica are older than 65 It rarely affects people younger than 50
Polymyalgia rheumatica - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic An ultrasound can tell whether you have inflammation of the joints and soft tissues and can help in the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica Some people have an MRI or a PET scan to look for other causes of joint pain
Flareups, Prednisone, Tapering - Mayo Clinic Connect Five years ago, I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and have been on prednisone trying to taper down, but not going much beyond 10 mg per day After a virus in the beginning of June, I now have Guillian Barre Syndrome
PMR prednisone rotator cuff tear - Mayo Clinic Connect "Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) can cause tendon problems, specifically tenosynovitis, which is inflammation of the tendon sheaths, and may also lead to rotator cuff tendinopathy "