Fibromyalgia

A reader recently wrote in requesting more information about a condition called Polymyalgia Rhuematica. My article ideas often come from the readers who would like the readership to be aware of a certain condition or would like to know more information on a certain topic.

A diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica is more certain than that of fibromyalgia (FMS) because its characteristics are more certain, even though they have many of the same symptoms.

Similarities include facial pain, pain in the joints, unintentional weight loss, fatigue (lack of energy), and malaise (general discomfort).

Polymyalgia Rhuematica occurs most often in people over 50 years old. Other differences include pain localized in the hip and shoulder area, anemia and fever. Fever, in absence of cold/flu/infection symptoms, is the first indicator of the condition.

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