It's a disease that is most common in people in their 70s, more common in women, and almost never seen below the age of 50.

Laboratory testing for inflammation, such as the C-reactive protein test and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, are almost ...

The main symptom is what you mentioned: muscle pain ... when treatment with prednisone or another steroid, even at a low dose ...

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 immediately ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder characterized by muscle pain and stiffness in the shoulders ... Corticosteroids, like prednisone, are highly effective, and patients often experience ...

A short course of prednisone reduced the need for hospitalization ... of therapies can lead to TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS). Although this condition is ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Galway and the University of Limerick suggests that electrical stimulation ...

It can be easy to use soreness as an excuse to jumble up your gym routine. But the saying “no pain, no gain,” may have some ...

Achilles tendon inflammation (tendinitis) Achilles tendinitis is an inflammation of the Achilles tendon, wherein the calf muscles are connected to the heel bone. This condition can be caused by ...

Ohio State starting center Seth McLaughlin is out with an Achilles tendon injury for the critical matchup Saturday between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 5 Indiana. The Alabama transfer was injured in ...

Mease: There is an overactivity of inflammatory lymphocytes and other ... individual’s cells in their joints in the tissues where tendons or ligaments insert into bone in the spine, in the ...